#255BC6#255BC6

#255BC6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.177 H 262.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#255BC6
RGBrgb(37, 91, 198)
HSLhsl(220, 69%, 46%)
HSVhsv(220, 81%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(81.3%, 54%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LABlab(41.14, 22.06, -60.72)
CIE-LCHlch(41.14, 64.60, 289.97°)
OKLaboklab(50.02% -0.0244 -0.1752)
OKLCHoklch(50.02% 0.177 262.1)
XYZxyz(14.6934, 11.9509, 54.9475)
Luminance0.1195 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#255BC6 #C69025
analogous
#25ABC6 #255BC6 #3F25C6
triadic
#255BC6 #C6255B #5BC625
tetradic
#255BC6 #C625AB #C69025 #25C63F
square
#255BC6 #C625AB #C69025 #25C63F
split-complementary
#255BC6 #C63F25 #ABC625
monochromatic
#122C5F #1B4392 #255BC6 #4B7CDD #7EA1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19
#255BC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39
#255BC6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255BC6
6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##255BC6#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##255BC61.006.193.396.19
#FFFFFF6.191.0021.001.00
#0000003.3921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.191.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0069CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005AC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007587
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #255bc6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 91, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.177 262.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a88d8',
    500: '#255bc6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #255bc6;
$custom-light: #7a88d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#255bc6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.876,
    "s": 68.511,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50021,
    "c": 0.17688,
    "h": 262.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#255BC6
secondary
#CFB277
accent
#B13CEB
background
#F8F8FD
surface
#EFEFFA
border
#CACAD3
text
#0B0B15
muted
#7C7C83

Preview Lab

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#255BC6 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva