#255ABE#255ABE

#255ABE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.167 H 261.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255ABE
RGB	rgb(37, 90, 190)
HSL	hsl(219, 67%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(219, 81%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.5%, 52.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.28, 19.63, -57.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.28, 60.72, 288.86°)
OKLab	oklab(49.19% -0.0246 -0.1656)
OKLCH	oklch(49.19% 0.167 261.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.7100, 11.4217, 50.1872)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255ABE #BE8925

analogous

#25A7BE #255ABE #3D25BE

triadic

#255ABE #BE255A #5ABE25

tetradic

#255ABE #BE25A7 #BE8925 #25BE3D

square

#255ABE #BE25A7 #BE8925 #25BE3D

split-complementary

#255ABE #BE3D25 #A7BE25

monochromatic

#112958 #1B428B #255ABE #4579DB #799EE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#255ABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#255ABE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255ABE

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255ABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255ABE	1.00	6.39	3.28	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F66C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255abe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 90, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.167 261.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7988d2',
    500: '#255abe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255abe;
$custom-light: #7988d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255abe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.216,
    "s": 67.401,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49187,
    "c": 0.16742,
    "h": 261.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11423
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255ABE

secondary

#CDAD72

accent

#AE3EEA

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#EFEFFA

border

#CACAD3

text

#0B0B14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #255ABE

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

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