#3255AA#3255AA

#3255AA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.142 H 264.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3255AA
RGB	rgb(50, 85, 170)
HSL	hsl(223, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(223, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.6%, 50%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.98, 16.88, -49.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.98, 52.19, 288.87°)
OKLab	oklab(47.13% -0.0132 -0.1417)
OKLCH	oklch(47.13% 0.142 264.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.8170, 10.0762, 39.3445)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3255AA #AA8732

analogous

#3291AA #3255AA #4B32AA

triadic

#3255AA #AA3255 #55AA32

tetradic

#3255AA #AA3291 #AA8732 #32AA4B

square

#3255AA #AA3291 #AA8732 #32AA4B

split-complementary

#3255AA #AA4B32 #91AA32

monochromatic

#16264B #243D7B #3255AA #4E73CB #7D98D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#3255AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#3255AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3255AA

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3255AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3255AA	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#255FAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006977

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3255aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 85, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.142 264.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7984c4',
    500: '#3255aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3255aa;
$custom-light: #7984c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3255aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.5,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47125,
    "c": 0.14237,
    "h": 264.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3255AA

secondary

#C2AC76

accent

#B34ADE

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3255AA

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

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