#2255A9#2255A9

#2255A9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.146 H 260.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2255A9
RGB	rgb(34, 85, 169)
HSL	hsl(217, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(217, 80%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 49.7%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.30, 14.42, -49.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.30, 51.96, 286.11°)
OKLab	oklab(46.41% -0.0254 -0.1436)
OKLCH	oklch(46.41% 0.146 260)
XYZ	xyz(11.0670, 9.7003, 38.8175)
Luminance	0.0970 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2255A9 #A97622

analogous

#2299A9 #2255A9 #3222A9

triadic

#2255A9 #A92255 #55A922

tetradic

#2255A9 #A92299 #A97622 #22A932

square

#2255A9 #A92299 #A97622 #22A932

split-complementary

#2255A9 #A93222 #99A922

monochromatic

#0D2243 #183B76 #2255A9 #3270D6 #6594E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.14

#2255A9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#2255A9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2255A9

7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2255A9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2255A9	1.00	7.14	2.94	7.14
#FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#235EAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006977

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2255a9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 85, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.146 260.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7384c3',
    500: '#2255a9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2255a9;
$custom-light: #7384c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2255a9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.333,
    "s": 66.502,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46413,
    "c": 0.14581,
    "h": 260
  },
  "luminance": 0.09702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2255A9

secondary

#C5A061

accent

#A93EE9

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#090A12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2255A9

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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