#3255AD#3255AD

#3255AD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.147 H 265.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3255AD
RGB	rgb(50, 85, 173)
HSL	hsl(223, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(223, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 50.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.18, 18.01, -50.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.18, 53.93, 289.51°)
OKLab	oklab(47.35% -0.0128 -0.146)
OKLCH	oklch(47.35% 0.147 265)
XYZ	xyz(12.1041, 10.1910, 40.8562)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3255AD #AD8A32

analogous

#3292AD #3255AD #4C32AD

triadic

#3255AD #AD3255 #55AD32

tetradic

#3255AD #AD3292 #AD8A32 #32AD4C

square

#3255AD #AD3292 #AD8A32 #32AD4C

split-complementary

#3255AD #AD4C32 #92AD32

monochromatic

#17264E #243E7E #3255AD #5073CC #7F99DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#3255AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#3255AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3255AD

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3255AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3255AD	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2160B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3255ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 85, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.147 265.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7984c6',
    500: '#3255ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3255ad;
$custom-light: #7984c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3255ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.927,
    "s": 55.157,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47345,
    "c": 0.14657,
    "h": 265
  },
  "luminance": 0.10192
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3255AD

secondary

#C3AE78

accent

#B449DE

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3255AD

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

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