#3255AF#3255AF

#3255AF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.149 H 265.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3255AF
RGB	rgb(50, 85, 175)
HSL	hsl(223, 56%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(223, 71%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 51.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.32, 18.76, -51.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.32, 55.09, 289.91°)
OKLab	oklab(47.49% -0.0126 -0.1488)
OKLCH	oklch(47.49% 0.149 265.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.2990, 10.2690, 41.8831)
Luminance	0.1027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3255AF #AF8C32

analogous

#3294AF #3255AF #4E32AF

triadic

#3255AF #AF3255 #55AF32

tetradic

#3255AF #AF3294 #AF8C32 #32AF4E

square

#3255AF #AF3294 #AF8C32 #32AF4E

split-complementary

#3255AF #AF4E32 #94AF32

monochromatic

#172750 #243E7F #3255AF #5174CD #819ADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#3255AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#3255AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3255AF

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3255AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3255AF	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E60B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3255af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 85, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.149 265.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3255af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.2,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47494,
    "c": 0.14937,
    "h": 265.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1027
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3255AF

secondary

#C4AF79

accent

#B549DF

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFEFF8

border

#CACAD1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3255AF

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

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