#255297#255297

#255297 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.124 H 258.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255297
RGB	rgb(37, 82, 151)
HSL	hsl(216, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(216, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 45.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.32, 9.71, -42.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.32, 43.40, 282.92°)
OKLab	oklab(44.54% -0.0239 -0.1212)
OKLCH	oklch(44.54% 0.124 258.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.3641, 8.6612, 30.4504)
Luminance	0.0866 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255297 #976A25

analogous

#258B97 #255297 #312597

triadic

#255297 #972552 #529725

tetradic

#255297 #97258B #976A25 #259731

square

#255297 #97258B #976A25 #259731

split-complementary

#255297 #973125 #8B9725

monochromatic

#0D1D35 #193766 #255297 #316DC8 #5F8ED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#255297 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#255297 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255297

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255297	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255297	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F599A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#184E96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00626D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255297;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 82, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.124 258.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7082b6',
    500: '#255297',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255297;
$custom-light: #7082b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255297",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.316,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44538,
    "c": 0.12351,
    "h": 258.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08662
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255297

secondary

#BD965B

accent

#A544E4

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#080A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255297

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

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