All About Color #255B8D

#255B8D

About #255B8D

#255B8D is a dark blue color with the hex code #255B8D. In RGB it is red 37, green 91, blue 141; in HSL it is hue 209°, saturation 58%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 74%, 35%, 0%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 7.10:1 on white and 2.96:1 on black.

#255B8D Color Conversion

Hex triplet25, 5B, 8D
CMYK73.76%, 35.46%, 0.00%, 44.71%
RGB Decimal37, 91, 141
HSL209°, 58%, 35%
RGB Octal45, 133, 215
HSV (HSB)208.85°, 73.76%, 55.29%
RGB Binary100101, 1011011, 10001101
CIE-L*AB37.48, -0.01, -32.82
RGB Percent14.51%, 35.69%, 55.29%
CIE-L*CH37.48, 32.82, 269.98
XYZ9.31, 9.80, 26.60
CIE-L*UV37.48, -19.52, -46.18
xyY0.20, 0.21, 9.80
Hunter-Lab31.30, -1.68, -28.47
RYB14.51%, 28.45%, 55.29%

Color Accessibility Scores

#255B8D on a dark background: contrast 2.96:1, fails WCAG AA.
#255B8D on a light background: contrast 7.10:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #255B8D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #255B8D. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#255B8D · #4289CD · #122C44 · #8D5825 · #CD8542

Analogous palette

#258D58 · #258D8B · #255B8D · #25278D · #58258D

Triadic palette

#255B8D · #8D255B · #5B8D25 · #4289CD · #CD4289

Tetradic palette

#255B8D · #8B258D · #8D5825 · #278D25 · #122C44

Monochromatic palette

#050D14 · #153451 · #255B8D · #3682C9 · #72A7DA

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