#255F8B

#255F8B

Color Values

HEX

#255F8B

RGB

37, 95, 139

HSL

205.9, 58.0%, 34.5%

HSV

205.9, 73.4%, 54.5%

CMYK

73.4%, 31.7%, 0.0%, 45.5%

OKLCH

0.4689 0.0932 244.8

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: steelblue 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#255F8B

#8B5125

Analogous

#258B84

#252C8B

#255F8B

Triadic

#255F8B

#8B255F

#5F8B25

Split Complementary

#255F8B

#8B252C

#8B8425

Tetradic

#255F8B

#84258B

#8B5125

#2C8B25

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#255F8B

Protanopia

#3E3F80

Deuteranopia

#3B367E

Tritanopia

#287876

Achromatopsia

#565656

CSS Usage

background-color: #255F8B;
color: #255F8B;
border-color: #255F8B;
Nearest Tailwind: Sky 800 #075985

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4F8FB
100
#E4EEF6
200
#C7DEF0
300
#9EC7E5
400
#6AA8D7
500
#368AC9
600
#2B6EA1
700
#225881
800
#1B4565
900
#17344A
950
#0F212F

Contrast Checker

Text on white

6.8:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.09:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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