#255497#255497

#255497 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.121 H 257.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255497
RGB	rgb(37, 84, 151)
HSL	hsl(215, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(215, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 44.4%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.92, 8.38, -41.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.92, 42.18, 281.46°)
OKLab	oklab(45% -0.0257 -0.1183)
OKLCH	oklch(45% 0.121 257.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.5171, 8.9673, 30.5014)
Luminance	0.0897 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255497 #976825

analogous

#258D97 #255497 #2F2597

triadic

#255497 #972554 #549725

tetradic

#255497 #97258D #976825 #25972F

square

#255497 #97258D #976825 #25972F

split-complementary

#255497 #972F25 #8D9725

monochromatic

#0D1D35 #193966 #255497 #316FC8 #5F91D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#255497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#255497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255497

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255497	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#335A9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D5096

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00646E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 84, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.121 257.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7083b6',
    500: '#255497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255497;
$custom-light: #7083b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.263,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44999,
    "c": 0.12109,
    "h": 257.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08968
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255497

secondary

#BD945B

accent

#A244E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255497

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

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