#3255A4#3255A4

#3255A4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.134 H 264.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3255A4
RGB	rgb(50, 85, 164)
HSL	hsl(222, 53%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(222, 70%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.5%, 48.2%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.58, 14.64, -46.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.58, 48.71, 287.49°)
OKLab	oklab(46.69% -0.014 -0.1331)
OKLCH	oklch(46.69% 0.134 264)
XYZ	xyz(11.2624, 9.8543, 36.4233)
Luminance	0.0985 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3255A4 #A48132

analogous

#328EA4 #3255A4 #4832A4

triadic

#3255A4 #A43255 #55A432

tetradic

#3255A4 #A4328E #A48132 #32A448

square

#3255A4 #A4328E #A48132 #32A448

split-complementary

#3255A4 #A44832 #8EA432

monochromatic

#152446 #243D75 #3255A4 #4B71C8 #7A96D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#3255A4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#3255A4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3255A4

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3255A4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3255A4	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B5EA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1054A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006774

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3255a4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 85, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.134 264.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7884bf',
    500: '#3255a4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3255a4;
$custom-light: #7884bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3255a4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.579,
    "s": 53.271,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46692,
    "c": 0.13387,
    "h": 264
  },
  "luminance": 0.09855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3255A4

secondary

#BFA873

accent

#B04BDD

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF7

border

#C9CAD0

text

#0A0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #3255A4

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →