#2551A3#2551A3
#2551A3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.142 H 261.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2551A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 81, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 63%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 77%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.3%, 50.3%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.83, 15.07, -48.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.83, 50.98, 287.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.19% -0.021 -0.14) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.19% 0.142 261.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.3139, 8.9213, 35.8216) |
| Luminance | 0.0892 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 2.86
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.26
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.49
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 3.69
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.25
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2551A3 #A37725
analogous
#2590A3 #2551A3 #3825A3
triadic
#2551A3 #A32551 #51A325
tetradic
#2551A3 #A32590 #A37725 #25A338
square
#2551A3 #A32590 #A37725 #25A338
split-complementary
#2551A3 #A33825 #90A325
monochromatic
#0E1F3F #1A3871 #2551A3 #346BD1 #668FDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.54
#2551A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.78
#2551A3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2551A3
7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2551A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2551A3 | 1.00 | 7.54 | 2.78 | 7.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#205AA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004FA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006572
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2551a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 81, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.142 261.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7381bf',
500: '#2551a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2551a3; $custom-light: #7381bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2551a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 81,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.048,
"s": 63,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45186,
"c": 0.1416,
"h": 261.5
},
"luminance": 0.08923
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2551A3
secondary
#C2A062
accent
#AD42E6
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEEF7
border
#C8C9D0
text
#090A12
muted
#7B7C81