#2556AE#2556AE

#2556AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.151 H 261.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2556AE
RGB	rgb(37, 86, 174)
HSL	hsl(219, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(219, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.7%, 50.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.03, 16.05, -51.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.03, 54.14, 287.24°)
OKLab	oklab(47.11% -0.0235 -0.1488)
OKLCH	oklch(47.11% 0.151 261)
XYZ	xyz(11.7280, 10.1035, 41.3683)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2556AE #AE7D25

analogous

#259BAE #2556AE #3925AE

triadic

#2556AE #AE2556 #56AE25

tetradic

#2556AE #AE259B #AE7D25 #25AE39

square

#2556AE #AE259B #AE7D25 #25AE39

split-complementary

#2556AE #AE3925 #9BAE25

monochromatic

#102449 #1A3D7C #2556AE #3B72D5 #6D96E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#2556AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#2556AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2556AE

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2556AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2556AE	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F60B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2556ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 86, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.151 261.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7585c7',
    500: '#2556ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2556ae;
$custom-light: #7585c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2556ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.54,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47108,
    "c": 0.15062,
    "h": 261
  },
  "luminance": 0.10105
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2556AE

secondary

#C6A568

accent

#AC40E8

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2556AE

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

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