All About Color #255FBB

#255FBB

About #255FBB

#255FBB is a medium blue color with the hex code #255FBB. In RGB it is red 37, green 95, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 217°, saturation 67%, lightness 44%; in CMYK it is 80%, 49%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 6.12:1 on white and 3.43:1 on black.

#255FBB Color Conversion

Hex triplet25, 5F, BB
CMYK80.21%, 49.20%, 0.00%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal37, 95, 187
HSL217°, 67%, 44%
RGB Octal45, 137, 273
HSV (HSB)216.80°, 80.21%, 73.33%
RGB Binary100101, 1011111, 10111011
CIE-L*AB41.48, 15.20, -53.78
RGB Percent14.51%, 37.25%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH41.48, 55.89, 285.78
XYZ13.82, 12.17, 48.63
CIE-L*UV41.48, -19.54, -80.00
xyY0.19, 0.16, 12.17
Hunter-Lab34.88, 9.71, -58.25
RYB14.51%, 30.91%, 73.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#255FBB on a dark background: contrast 3.43:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#255FBB on a light background: contrast 6.12:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#255FBB · #5D8FDF · #16386F · #BB8225 · #DFAD5D

Analogous palette

#25BB82 · #25AABB · #255FBB · #3725BB · #8225BB

Triadic palette

#255FBB · #BB255F · #5FBB25 · #5D8FDF · #DF5D8F

Tetradic palette

#255FBB · #BB25AA · #BB8225 · #25BB37 · #16386F

Monochromatic palette

#0C1E3C · #183E7B · #255FBB · #5086DC · #90B2E9

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