#3255BF#3255BF

#3255BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.171 H 266.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3255BF
RGB	rgb(50, 85, 191)
HSL	hsl(225, 59%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(225, 74%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.8%, 55.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.47, 24.74, -59.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.47, 64.28, 292.63°)
OKLab	oklab(48.73% -0.0112 -0.171)
OKLCH	oklch(48.73% 0.171 266.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.9646, 10.9352, 50.6549)
Luminance	0.1094 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3255BF #BF9C32

analogous

#329CBF #3255BF #5532BF

triadic

#3255BF #BF3255 #55BF32

tetradic

#3255BF #BF329C #BF9C32 #32BF55

square

#3255BF #BF329C #BF9C32 #32BF55

split-complementary

#3255BF #BF5532 #9CBF32

monochromatic

#192A5E #253F8E #3255BF #5A78D4 #8BA0E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#3255BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#3255BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3255BF

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3255BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3255BF	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3255bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 85, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.171 266.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d84d3',
    500: '#3255bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3255bf;
$custom-light: #7d84d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3255bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.106,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48729,
    "c": 0.17138,
    "h": 266.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10937
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3255BF

secondary

#CBB982

accent

#BB46E2

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#EFEFFA

border

#CACAD3

text

#0B0A14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3255BF

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

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