#255E8D Color

#255E8D is rgb(37, 94, 141) in RGB and hsl(207, 58%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#255E8D

HEX#255E8D

RGBrgb(37, 94, 141)

HSLhsl(207, 58%, 35%)

HSVhsv(207, 74%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(46.8% 0.097 246.8)

CMYKcmyk(74%, 33%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #255E8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.85:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #255E8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#255E8D Complementary#8D5425 Analogous#258D88 Analogous#252B8D Triadic#8D255E Triadic#5E8D25

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #255E8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2F77B1 #428ECD #66A4D6 #8AB9E0 #AECFEA #D3E5F3

Shades

#21547D #1C4669 #183B59 #122E44 #0E2334 #091620

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