#3255BD#3255BD

#3255BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.169 H 266.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3255BD
RGB	rgb(50, 85, 189)
HSL	hsl(225, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(225, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 55%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.32, 23.99, -58.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.32, 63.14, 292.33°)
OKLab	oklab(48.57% -0.0114 -0.1683)
OKLCH	oklch(48.57% 0.169 266.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.7460, 10.8478, 49.5036)
Luminance	0.1085 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3255BD #BD9A32

analogous

#329BBD #3255BD #5532BD

triadic

#3255BD #BD3255 #55BD32

tetradic

#3255BD #BD329B #BD9A32 #32BD55

square

#3255BD #BD329B #BD9A32 #32BD55

split-complementary

#3255BD #BD5532 #9BBD32

monochromatic

#18295C #253F8D #3255BD #5978D3 #899FE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.63

#3255BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#3255BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3255BD

6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3255BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3255BD	1.00	6.63	3.17	6.63
#FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3255bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 85, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.169 266.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d84d2',
    500: '#3255bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3255bd;
$custom-light: #7d84d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3255bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.892,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48571,
    "c": 0.16866,
    "h": 266.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3255BD

secondary

#CAB881

accent

#BA46E1

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#EFEFFA

border

#CACAD3

text

#0B0A14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3255BD

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

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