All About Color #4255BD

#4255BD

About #4255BD

#4255BD is a medium blue color with the hex code #4255BD. In RGB it is red 66, green 85, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 231°, saturation 48%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 65%, 55%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 6.43:1 on white and 3.27:1 on black.

#4255BD Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 55, BD
CMYK65.08%, 55.03%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal66, 85, 189
HSL231°, 48%, 50%
RGB Octal102, 125, 275
HSV (HSB)230.73°, 65.08%, 74.12%
RGB Binary1000010, 1010101, 10111101
CIE-L*AB40.13, 26.33, -57.07
RGB Percent25.88%, 33.33%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH40.13, 62.85, 294.77
XYZ14.68, 11.33, 49.56
CIE-L*UV40.13, -11.29, -84.72
xyY0.19, 0.15, 11.33
Hunter-Lab33.66, 18.95, -63.73
RYB25.88%, 32.34%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4255BD on a dark background: contrast 3.27:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#4255BD on a light background: contrast 6.43:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4255BD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4255BD · #8692D5 · #2A3679 · #BDAA42 · #D5C986

Analogous palette

#42BDAA · #4292BD · #4255BD · #6D42BD · #AA42BD

Triadic palette

#4255BD · #BD4255 · #55BD42 · #8692D5 · #D58692

Tetradic palette

#4255BD · #BD4292 · #BDAA42 · #42BD6D · #2A3679

Monochromatic palette

#1B224B · #2E3B84 · #4255BD · #7B88D1 · #B4BBE4

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