#255097#255097

#255097 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.126 H 259.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255097
RGB	rgb(37, 80, 151)
HSL	hsl(217, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(217, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 47%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.73, 11.04, -43.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.73, 44.64, 284.32°)
OKLab	oklab(44.08% -0.0221 -0.124)
OKLCH	oklch(44.08% 0.126 259.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.2155, 8.3640, 30.4009)
Luminance	0.0837 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255097 #976C25

analogous

#258997 #255097 #332597

triadic

#255097 #972550 #509725

tetradic

#255097 #972589 #976C25 #259733

square

#255097 #972589 #976C25 #259733

split-complementary

#255097 #973325 #899725

monochromatic

#0D1C35 #193666 #255097 #316AC8 #5F8CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#255097 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#255097 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255097

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255097	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255097	1.00	7.86	2.67	7.86
#FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B579A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#104D96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00616C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255097;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 80, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.126 259.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7080b6',
    500: '#255097',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255097;
$custom-light: #7080b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255097",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.368,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4408,
    "c": 0.12597,
    "h": 259.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255097

secondary

#BD985B

accent

#A844E4

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#080A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255097

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

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