#3255A5#3255A5

#3255A5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.135 H 264.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3255A5
RGB	rgb(50, 85, 165)
HSL	hsl(222, 53%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(222, 70%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.7%, 48.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.65, 15.01, -46.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.65, 49.29, 287.73°)
OKLab	oklab(46.76% -0.0139 -0.1346)
OKLCH	oklch(46.76% 0.135 264.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.3530, 9.8906, 36.9008)
Luminance	0.0989 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3255A5 #A58232

analogous

#328FA5 #3255A5 #4932A5

triadic

#3255A5 #A53255 #55A532

tetradic

#3255A5 #A5328F #A58232 #32A549

square

#3255A5 #A5328F #A58232 #32A549

split-complementary

#3255A5 #A54932 #8FA532

monochromatic

#162547 #243D76 #3255A5 #4C72C9 #7B97D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#3255A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#3255A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3255A5

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3255A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3255A5	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A5EA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D54A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006875

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3255a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 85, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.135 264.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7884c0',
    500: '#3255a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3255a5;
$custom-light: #7884c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3255a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.739,
    "s": 53.488,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46763,
    "c": 0.13529,
    "h": 264.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09892
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3255A5

secondary

#BFA873

accent

#B04BDD

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF7

border

#C9CAD0

text

#0A0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #3255A5

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

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