#255196#255196

#255196 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.123 H 259.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255196
RGB	rgb(37, 81, 150)
HSL	hsl(217, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(217, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 46%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.96, 9.98, -42.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.96, 43.44, 283.28°)
OKLab	oklab(44.24% -0.0232 -0.1211)
OKLCH	oklch(44.24% 0.123 259.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.2084, 8.4792, 29.9996)
Luminance	0.0848 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255196 #966A25

analogous

#258A96 #255196 #312596

triadic

#255196 #962551 #519625

tetradic

#255196 #96258A #966A25 #259631

square

#255196 #96258A #966A25 #259631

split-complementary

#255196 #963125 #8A9625

monochromatic

#0D1C34 #193665 #255196 #316CC7 #5E8DD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#255196 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#255196 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255196

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255196	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255196	1.00	7.79	2.70	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E5899

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#164D95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00616C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255196;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 81, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.123 259.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7081b5',
    500: '#255196',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255196;
$custom-light: #7081b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255196",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.637,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44237,
    "c": 0.12332,
    "h": 259.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0848
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255196

secondary

#BC965B

accent

#A644E4

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#080A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255196

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

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