#255CE2#255CE2

#255CE2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.212 H 263.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255CE2
RGB	rgb(37, 92, 226)
HSL	hsl(223, 77%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(223, 84%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.6%, 59.3%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.56, 32.06, -72.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.56, 79.57, 293.76°)
OKLab	oklab(52.52% -0.0233 -0.2107)
OKLCH	oklch(52.52% 0.212 263.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.3127, 13.5363, 73.5844)
Luminance	0.1354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255CE2 #E2AB25

analogous

#25BAE2 #255CE2 #4D25E2

triadic

#255CE2 #E2255C #5CE225

tetradic

#255CE2 #E225BA #E2AB25 #25E24D

square

#255CE2 #E225BA #E2AB25 #25E24D

split-complementary

#255CE2 #E24D25 #BAE225

monochromatic

#11307C #1845B2 #255CE2 #5B84E9 #91ADF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#255CE2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#255CE2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255CE2

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255CE2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255CE2	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070E6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FDF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255ce2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 92, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.212 263.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8189ec',
    500: '#255ce2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255ce2;
$custom-light: #8189ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255ce2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.54,
    "s": 76.518,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52521,
    "c": 0.212,
    "h": 263.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13539
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255CE2

secondary

#DBC388

accent

#BC35F3

background

#F8F8FE

surface

#F0F0FD

border

#CBCBD5

text

#0D0B16

muted

#7D7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #255CE2

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

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