#3255A3#3255A3

#3255A3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.132 H 263.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3255A3
RGB	rgb(50, 85, 163)
HSL	hsl(221, 53%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(221, 69%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.3%, 47.9%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.51, 14.26, -45.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.51, 48.13, 287.24°)
OKLab	oklab(46.62% -0.0142 -0.1317)
OKLCH	oklch(46.62% 0.132 263.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.1724, 9.8183, 35.9496)
Luminance	0.0982 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3255A3 #A38032

analogous

#328EA3 #3255A3 #4832A3

triadic

#3255A3 #A33255 #55A332

tetradic

#3255A3 #A3328E #A38032 #32A348

square

#3255A3 #A3328E #A38032 #32A348

split-complementary

#3255A3 #A34832 #8EA332

monochromatic

#152445 #243D74 #3255A3 #4B71C8 #7996D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#3255A3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#3255A3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3255A3

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3255A3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3255A3	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C5EA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1353A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006774

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3255a3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 85, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.132 263.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7784bf',
    500: '#3255a3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3255a3;
$custom-light: #7784bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3255a3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.416,
    "s": 53.052,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46621,
    "c": 0.13244,
    "h": 263.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3255A3

secondary

#BFA772

accent

#B04BDC

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF7

border

#C9CAD0

text

#0A0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #3255A3

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

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