#21b0cb Color Information

#21b0cb Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #21b0cb. In RGB, it consists of 12.9% Red, 69.0% Green, and 79.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 83.7% Cyan, 13.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 189.5°, with saturation of 72% and lightness of 46.3%. The decimal value for #21b0cb is 2207947, and its nearest "web safe" color is #3399cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #21b0cb is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#21b0cb Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color33, 176, 203 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color12.9%, 69.0%, 79.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.871, 0.310, 0.204 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.837, 0.133, 0, 0.204 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color189.5°, 72.0%, 46.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color189.5°, 83.7%, 79.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color26.932, 35.686, 61.968 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color33, 111, 203 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code2207947 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color66.279, -26.244, -23.882 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)66.279, 35.483, 222.302 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color66.279, -46.392, -33.632 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color59.738, -24.066, -19.688 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.216, 0.286, 35.686 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4280398027 / 0xff21b0cb Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#3399cc Copy
Last Updated: December 13, 2024

Shades of #21b0cb

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #21b0cb, its pure hue is 189.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 72.0%, and its lightness is 46.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #21b0cb, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #041619 to #1d9ab2.

Tints of #21b0cb

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #21b0cb, its pure hue is 189.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 72.0%, and its lightness is 46.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #21b0cb, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #3dbad2 to #e3f5f9.

Tones of #21b0cb

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #21b0cb, its pure hue is 189.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 72.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #21b0cb, which range from #767676 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00c7ec (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #21b0cb

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #21b0cb! For #21b0cb, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #21b0cb. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #21b0cb

This color, #21b0cb, consists of 12.9% Red, 69.0% Green, and 79.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 33, Green = 176, Blue = 203. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #21b0cb is 83.7% Cyan, 13.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R12.9%
C83.7%
G69.0%
M13.3%
B79.6%
Y0.0%
K20.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 33 176 203
Octal 41 260 313
Hexa #21 #b0 #cb
Binary 00100001 10110000 11001011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 83 13 0 20
Octal 123 15 0 24
Hexa #53 #0d #00 #14
Binary 01010011 00001101 00000000 00010100

Analogous Colors of #21b0cb

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #21b0cb — which has hue 189.5° — its analogous colors are located at 159.5° and 219.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #21b0cb.

Triadic Colors of #21b0cb

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #21b0cb — which has hue 189.5° — its triadic colors are located at 69.5° and 309.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #21b0cb.

Complementary Color of #21b0cb

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #21b0cb — which has hue 189.5° — its complementary color is located at 9.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #21b0cb.

Split Complementary Colors of #21b0cb

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #21b0cb — which has hue 189.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 39.5° and 339.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #21b0cb.

Tetradic Colors of #21b0cb

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #21b0cb — which has hue 189.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 99.5°, 189.5°, 279.5°, and 9.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #21b0cb.

Monochromatic Colors of #21b0cb

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #21b0cb, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #19525d — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #6edff4 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #21b0cb

We want to make getting started with #21b0cb on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #21b0cb into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #21b0cb can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #21b0cb with other HTML elements.

#21b0cb Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #21b0cb.
<span style="color: #21b0cb;">The color of this text is #21b0cb.</span>

#21b0cb Background Color

The background color for this text is #21b0cb.
<div style="background-color: #21b0cb; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #21b0cb.</div>

#21b0cb Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #21b0cb.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #21b0cb;">This color for the shadow of this text is #21b0cb.</span>

#21b0cb Border Color

This is a div with border color #21b0cb.
<div style="border: #21b0cb 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #21b0cb.</div>

#21b0cb Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #21b0cb on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #21b0cb; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #21b0cb on a white background.</div></div>

#21b0cb Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #21b0cb on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #21b0cb; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #21b0cb on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #21b0cb to White

This is a gradient from #21b0cb to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#21b0cb,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#21b0cb,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#21b0cb,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#21b0cb,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #21b0cb to white.</div>

Gradient from #21b0cb to Black

This is a gradient from #21b0cb to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#21b0cb,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#21b0cb,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#21b0cb,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#21b0cb,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #21b0cb to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #21b0cb

In addition to using #21b0cb on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #21b0cb in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #21b0cb, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 33, Green = 176, Blue = 203). If you need details about the color coordinates of #21b0cb in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #21b0cb
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(33, 176, 203)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #21b0cb; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #21b0cb; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #21b0cb; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(33, 176, 203);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#21b0cb")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:33, green:176, blue:203, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:33 green:176 blue:203 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(33f, 176f, 203f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(33, 176, 203);
 

#21b0cb Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #21b0cb the same way. For those with color blindness, #21b0cb might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #21b0cb looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #21b0cb is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #21b0cb looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #21b0cb will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #21b0cb is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.6:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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