#3257AE#3257AE

#3257AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.145 H 264.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3257AE
RGB	rgb(50, 87, 174)
HSL	hsl(222, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(222, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 50%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.81, 17.07, -50.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.81, 53.23, 288.71°)
OKLab	oklab(47.85% -0.0145 -0.1447)
OKLCH	oklch(47.85% 0.145 264.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.3609, 10.5492, 41.4210)
Luminance	0.1055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3257AE #AE8932

analogous

#3295AE #3257AE #4B32AE

triadic

#3257AE #AE3257 #57AE32

tetradic

#3257AE #AE3295 #AE8932 #32AE4B

square

#3257AE #AE3295 #AE8932 #32AE4B

split-complementary

#3257AE #AE4B32 #95AE32

monochromatic

#17274F #243F7E #3257AE #5076CD #809BDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#3257AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#3257AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3257AE

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3257AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3257AE	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2561B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3257ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 87, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.145 264.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7985c7',
    500: '#3257ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3257ae;
$custom-light: #7985c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3257ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.097,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47845,
    "c": 0.14546,
    "h": 264.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3257AE

secondary

#C4AD78

accent

#B249DF

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3257AE

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

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