#2551A2#2551A2
#2551A2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.140 H 261.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2551A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 81, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 63%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 77%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.2%, 50%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.76, 14.68, -48.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.76, 50.40, 286.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.11% -0.0212 -0.1386) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.11% 0.14 261.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.2246, 8.8856, 35.3516) |
| Luminance | 0.0889 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 2.98
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.13
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.55
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 3.61
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.19
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2551A2 #A27625
analogous
#2590A2 #2551A2 #3825A2
triadic
#2551A2 #A22551 #51A225
tetradic
#2551A2 #A22590 #A27625 #25A238
square
#2551A2 #A22590 #A27625 #25A238
split-complementary
#2551A2 #A23825 #90A225
monochromatic
#0E1F3E #1A3870 #2551A2 #346BD1 #658FDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.56
#2551A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.78
#2551A2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2551A2
7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2551A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2551A2 | 1.00 | 7.56 | 2.78 | 7.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#215AA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004FA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006472
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2551a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 81, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.140 261.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7281be',
500: '#2551a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2551a2; $custom-light: #7281be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2551a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 81,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.88,
"s": 62.814,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45111,
"c": 0.14021,
"h": 261.3
},
"luminance": 0.08887
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2551A2
secondary
#C2A061
accent
#AC42E6
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEEF7
border
#C8C9D0
text
#090A12
muted
#7B7C81