#2556A2#2556A2

#2556A2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.134 H 259.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2556A2
RGB	rgb(37, 86, 162)
HSL	hsl(216, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(216, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.2%, 46.9%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.22, 11.36, -45.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.22, 47.26, 283.91°)
OKLab	oklab(46.23% -0.0254 -0.1316)
OKLCH	oklch(46.23% 0.134 259.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.6099, 9.6563, 35.4801)
Luminance	0.0966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2556A2 #A27125

analogous

#2595A2 #2556A2 #3325A2

triadic

#2556A2 #A22556 #56A225

tetradic

#2556A2 #A22595 #A27125 #25A233

square

#2556A2 #A22595 #A27125 #25A233

split-complementary

#2556A2 #A23325 #95A225

monochromatic

#0E213E #1A3C70 #2556A2 #3471D1 #6594DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#2556A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#2556A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2556A2

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2556A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2556A2	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D5EA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E52A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006874

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2556a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 86, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.134 259.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7285be',
    500: '#2556a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2556a2;
$custom-light: #7285be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2556a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.48,
    "s": 62.814,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46228,
    "c": 0.13403,
    "h": 259.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09658
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2556A2

secondary

#C29C61

accent

#A642E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF7

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090A12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2556A2

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

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