#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
RGBrgb(37, 84, 150)
HSLhsl(215, 60%, 37%)
HSVhsv(215, 75%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(75.3%, 44%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LABlab(35.86, 7.99, -40.84)
CIE-LCHlch(35.86, 41.61, 281.07°)
OKLaboklab(44.93% -0.0259 -0.1168)
OKLCHoklch(44.93% 0.12 257.5)
XYZxyz(9.4363, 8.9349, 30.0755)
Luminance0.0894 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

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
##2554961.007.532.797.53
#FFFFFF7.531.0021.001.00
#0000002.7921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.531.0021.001.00

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

Preview Lab

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#255496 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva