#255B8D Color

#255B8D is rgb(37, 91, 141) in RGB and hsl(209, 58%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#255B8D

HEX#255B8D

RGBrgb(37, 91, 141)

HSLhsl(209, 58%, 35%)

HSVhsv(209, 74%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(46% 0.1 249.4)

CMYKcmyk(74%, 35%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #255B8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.1:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #255B8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#255B8D Complementary#8D5825 Analogous#258D8B Analogous#25278D Triadic#8D255B Triadic#5B8D25

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #255B8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2F72B1 #4289CD #66A0D6 #8AB6E0 #AECDEA #D3E3F3

Shades

#21517D #1C4469 #183959 #122C44 #0E2234 #091520

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