#2255C9#2255C9

#2255C9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.189 H 263.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2255C9
RGB	rgb(34, 85, 201)
HSL	hsl(222, 71%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(222, 83%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.1%, 57.7%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.67, 26.89, -64.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.67, 70.20, 292.52°)
OKLab	oklab(48.96% -0.0222 -0.1875)
OKLCH	oklch(48.96% 0.189 263.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.4470, 11.0523, 56.6189)
Luminance	0.1105 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2255C9 #C99622

analogous

#22A8C9 #2255C9 #4322C9

triadic

#2255C9 #C92255 #55C922

tetradic

#2255C9 #C922A8 #C99622 #22C943

square

#2255C9 #C922A8 #C99622 #22C943

split-complementary

#2255C9 #C94322 #A8C922

monochromatic

#102960 #193F95 #2255C9 #4877E0 #7C9EE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#2255C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#2255C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2255C9

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2255C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2255C9	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007287

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2255c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 85, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.189 263.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b84da',
    500: '#2255c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2255c9;
$custom-light: #7b84da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2255c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.677,
    "s": 71.064,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48959,
    "c": 0.18879,
    "h": 263.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11054
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2255C9

secondary

#D1B576

accent

#B73AEE

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#EFEFFB

border

#CACAD4

text

#0B0A15

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2255C9

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

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