#3255B1#3255B1

#3255B1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.152 H 265.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3255B1
RGB	rgb(50, 85, 177)
HSL	hsl(223, 56%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(223, 72%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 52%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.46, 19.51, -52.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.46, 56.24, 290.29°)
OKLab	oklab(47.64% -0.0124 -0.1516)
OKLCH	oklch(47.64% 0.152 265.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.4969, 10.3481, 42.9252)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3255B1 #B18E32

analogous

#3294B1 #3255B1 #4F32B1

triadic

#3255B1 #B13255 #55B132

tetradic

#3255B1 #B13294 #B18E32 #32B14F

square

#3255B1 #B13294 #B18E32 #32B14F

split-complementary

#3255B1 #B14F32 #94B132

monochromatic

#172752 #253E81 #3255B1 #5274CE #829BDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#3255B1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#3255B1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3255B1

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3255B1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3255B1	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A61B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3255b1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 85, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.152 265.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a84c9',
    500: '#3255b1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3255b1;
$custom-light: #7a84c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3255b1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.465,
    "s": 55.947,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47644,
    "c": 0.15216,
    "h": 265.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10349
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3255B1

secondary

#C5B07A

accent

#B649DF

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFEFF8

border

#CACAD1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3255B1

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

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