All About Color #255E8D

#255E8D

About #255E8D

#255E8D is a dark blue color with the hex code #255E8D. In RGB it is red 37, green 94, blue 141; in HSL it is hue 207°, saturation 58%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 74%, 33%, 0%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 6.85:1 on white and 3.06:1 on black.

#255E8D Color Conversion

Hex triplet25, 5E, 8D
CMYK73.76%, 33.33%, 0.00%, 44.71%
RGB Decimal37, 94, 141
HSL207°, 58%, 35%
RGB Octal45, 136, 215
HSV (HSB)207.12°, 73.76%, 55.29%
RGB Binary100101, 1011110, 10001101
CIE-L*AB38.41, -1.91, -31.35
RGB Percent14.51%, 36.86%, 55.29%
CIE-L*CH38.41, 31.40, 266.52
XYZ9.57, 10.32, 26.69
CIE-L*UV38.41, -20.57, -44.10
xyY0.21, 0.22, 10.32
Hunter-Lab32.13, -3.03, -26.76
RYB14.51%, 28.95%, 55.29%

Color Accessibility Scores

#255E8D on a dark background: contrast 3.06:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#255E8D on a light background: contrast 6.85:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #255E8D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #255E8D. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#255E8D · #428ECD · #122E44 · #8D5425 · #CD8042

Analogous palette

#258D54 · #258D88 · #255E8D · #252B8D · #54258D

Triadic palette

#255E8D · #8D255E · #5E8D25 · #428ECD · #CD428E

Tetradic palette

#255E8D · #88258D · #8D5425 · #2B8D25 · #122E44

Monochromatic palette

#050D14 · #153651 · #255E8D · #3687C9 · #72ABDA

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