#255496#255496
#255496 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.120 H 257.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #255496 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 84, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 60%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 75%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.3%, 44%, 0%, 41.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.86, 7.99, -40.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.86, 41.61, 281.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.93% -0.0259 -0.1168) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.93% 0.12 257.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.4363, 8.9349, 30.0755) |
| Luminance | 0.0894 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 1.15
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 3.06
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.25
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 3.46
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 4.04
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#255496 #966725
analogous
#258D96 #255496 #2E2596
triadic
#255496 #962554 #549625
tetradic
#255496 #96258D #966725 #25962E
square
#255496 #96258D #966725 #25962E
split-complementary
#255496 #962E25 #8D9625
monochromatic
#0D1D34 #193965 #255496 #316FC7 #5E91D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.53
#255496 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.79
#255496 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #255496
7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##255496 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##255496 | 1.00 | 7.53 | 2.79 | 7.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#335A99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1F5095
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00636D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #255496; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 84, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.120 257.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6f83b5',
500: '#255496',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #255496; $custom-light: #6f83b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#255496",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 84,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.044,
"s": 60.428,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44931,
"c": 0.11968,
"h": 257.5
},
"luminance": 0.08936
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#255496
secondary
#BC945B
accent
#A144E4
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDEFF6
border
#C8CAD0
text
#080A11
muted
#7B7C80