#255498#255498

#255498 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.122 H 258.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255498
RGB	rgb(37, 84, 152)
HSL	hsl(215, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(215, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 44.7%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.98, 8.77, -41.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.98, 42.76, 281.84°)
OKLab	oklab(45.07% -0.0255 -0.1198)
OKLCH	oklch(45.07% 0.122 258)
XYZ	xyz(9.5987, 8.9999, 30.9309)
Luminance	0.0900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255498 #986925

analogous

#258E98 #255498 #2F2598

triadic

#255498 #982554 #549825

tetradic

#255498 #98258E #986925 #25982F

square

#255498 #98258E #986925 #25982F

split-complementary

#255498 #982F25 #8E9825

monochromatic

#0D1E36 #193967 #255498 #316FC9 #5F91D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#255498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#255498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255498

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255498	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#325A9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C5097

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00646E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 84, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.122 258.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7083b7',
    500: '#255498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255498;
$custom-light: #7083b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.478,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45068,
    "c": 0.12249,
    "h": 258
  },
  "luminance": 0.09001
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255498

secondary

#BD955C

accent

#A344E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255498

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

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