#3255AE#3255AE

#3255AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.148 H 265.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3255AE
RGB	rgb(50, 85, 174)
HSL	hsl(223, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(223, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 51.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.25, 18.38, -51.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.25, 54.51, 289.71°)
OKLab	oklab(47.42% -0.0127 -0.1474)
OKLCH	oklch(47.42% 0.148 265.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.2012, 10.2298, 41.3677)
Luminance	0.1023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3255AE #AE8B32

analogous

#3293AE #3255AE #4D32AE

triadic

#3255AE #AE3255 #55AE32

tetradic

#3255AE #AE3293 #AE8B32 #32AE4D

square

#3255AE #AE3293 #AE8B32 #32AE4D

split-complementary

#3255AE #AE4D32 #93AE32

monochromatic

#17274F #243E7E #3255AE #5074CD #8099DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#3255AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#3255AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3255AE

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3255AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3255AE	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F60B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3255ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 85, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.148 265.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a84c7',
    500: '#3255ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3255ae;
$custom-light: #7a84c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3255ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.065,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4742,
    "c": 0.14798,
    "h": 265.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10231
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3255AE

secondary

#C4AE78

accent

#B449DF

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3255AE

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

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