All About Color #255D8D

#255D8D

About #255D8D

#255D8D is a dark blue color with the hex code #255D8D. In RGB it is red 37, green 93, blue 141; in HSL it is hue 208°, saturation 58%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 74%, 34%, 0%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 6.93:1 on white and 3.03:1 on black.

#255D8D Color Conversion

Hex triplet25, 5D, 8D
CMYK73.76%, 34.04%, 0.00%, 44.71%
RGB Decimal37, 93, 141
HSL208°, 58%, 35%
RGB Octal45, 135, 215
HSV (HSB)207.69°, 73.76%, 55.29%
RGB Binary100101, 1011101, 10001101
CIE-L*AB38.10, -1.28, -31.84
RGB Percent14.51%, 36.47%, 55.29%
CIE-L*CH38.10, 31.86, 267.70
XYZ9.49, 10.15, 26.66
CIE-L*UV38.10, -20.22, -44.80
xyY0.20, 0.22, 10.15
Hunter-Lab31.85, -2.58, -27.33
RYB14.51%, 28.78%, 55.29%

Color Accessibility Scores

#255D8D on a dark background: contrast 3.03:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#255D8D on a light background: contrast 6.93:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #255D8D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #255D8D. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#255D8D · #428CCD · #122D44 · #8D5625 · #CD8342

Analogous palette

#258D56 · #258D8A · #255D8D · #25298D · #56258D

Triadic palette

#255D8D · #8D255D · #5D8D25 · #428CCD · #CD428C

Tetradic palette

#255D8D · #8A258D · #8D5625 · #298D25 · #122D44

Monochromatic palette

#050D14 · #153551 · #255D8D · #3684C9 · #72A9DA

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