#3255AB#3255AB

#3255AB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.144 H 264.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3255AB
RGB	rgb(50, 85, 171)
HSL	hsl(223, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(223, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.8%, 50.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.05, 17.26, -49.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.05, 52.77, 289.09°)
OKLab	oklab(47.2% -0.0131 -0.1432)
OKLCH	oklch(47.2% 0.144 264.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.9120, 10.1142, 39.8446)
Luminance	0.1012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3255AB #AB8832

analogous

#3291AB #3255AB #4C32AB

triadic

#3255AB #AB3255 #55AB32

tetradic

#3255AB #AB3291 #AB8832 #32AB4C

square

#3255AB #AB3291 #AB8832 #32AB4C

split-complementary

#3255AB #AB4C32 #91AB32

monochromatic

#16264C #243D7C #3255AB #4F73CB #7E98D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#3255AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#3255AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3255AB

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3255AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3255AB	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#235FAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006978

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3255ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 85, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.144 264.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7984c5',
    500: '#3255ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3255ab;
$custom-light: #7984c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3255ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.645,
    "s": 54.751,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47198,
    "c": 0.14377,
    "h": 264.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3255AB

secondary

#C2AC77

accent

#B34ADE

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3255AB

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

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