#255199#255199

#255199 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.128 H 259.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255199
RGB	rgb(37, 81, 153)
HSL	hsl(217, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(217, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 47.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.16, 11.16, -43.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.16, 45.18, 284.30°)
OKLab	oklab(44.45% -0.0226 -0.1255)
OKLCH	oklch(44.45% 0.128 259.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.4531, 8.5770, 31.2881)
Luminance	0.0858 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255199 #996D25

analogous

#258B99 #255199 #332599

triadic

#255199 #992551 #519925

tetradic

#255199 #99258B #996D25 #259933

square

#255199 #99258B #996D25 #259933

split-complementary

#255199 #993325 #8B9925

monochromatic

#0D1D36 #193768 #255199 #316BCA #608ED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#255199 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#255199 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255199

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255199	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255199	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B589C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#104E98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00626D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255199;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 81, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.128 259.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7081b7',
    500: '#255199',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255199;
$custom-light: #7081b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255199",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.241,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44451,
    "c": 0.12756,
    "h": 259.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255199

secondary

#BE995C

accent

#A744E4

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255199

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

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