#255D8D Color

#255D8D is rgb(37, 93, 141) in RGB and hsl(208, 58%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#255D8D

HEX#255D8D

RGBrgb(37, 93, 141)

HSLhsl(208, 58%, 35%)

HSVhsv(208, 74%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(46.5% 0.098 247.7)

CMYKcmyk(74%, 34%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #255D8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.93:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #255D8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#255D8D Complementary#8D5625 Analogous#258D8A Analogous#25298D Triadic#8D255D Triadic#5D8D25

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #255D8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2F75B1 #428CCD #66A2D6 #8AB8E0 #AECEEA #D3E4F3

Shades

#21527D #1C4569 #183A59 #122D44 #0E2234 #091520

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