#3255C9#3255C9

#3255C9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.185 H 266.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3255C9
RGB	rgb(50, 85, 201)
HSL	hsl(226, 60%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(226, 75%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.1%, 57.7%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.23, 28.44, -63.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.23, 69.95, 293.99°)
OKLab	oklab(49.54% -0.0108 -0.1845)
OKLCH	oklch(49.54% 0.185 266.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.1028, 11.3905, 56.6496)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3255C9 #C9A632

analogous

#32A1C9 #3255C9 #5B32C9

triadic

#3255C9 #C93255 #55C932

tetradic

#3255C9 #C932A1 #C9A632 #32C95B

square

#3255C9 #C932A1 #C9A632 #32C95B

split-complementary

#3255C9 #C95B32 #A1C932

monochromatic

#1A2C67 #264098 #3255C9 #617CD8 #92A5E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#3255C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#3255C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3255C9

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3255C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3255C9	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007287

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3255c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 85, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.185 266.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8084da',
    500: '#3255c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3255c9;
$custom-light: #8084da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3255c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.093,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49538,
    "c": 0.18477,
    "h": 266.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11392
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3255C9

secondary

#CFBE88

accent

#BE44E3

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFB

border

#CBCAD4

text

#0C0A15

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3255C9

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

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