#255db9

Color #255db9

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 17.14 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#255db9

RGB

rgb(37, 93, 185)

HSL

hsl(217.3, 66.7%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.3, 80%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(80%, 49.7%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(40.77, 15.72, -53.74)

LCH

lch(40.77, 55.99, 286.31)

OKLCH

oklch(49.5%, 0.157, 259.95)

HWB

hwb(217.3, 14.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b98125

Analogous

#25a7b9

#255db9

#3725b9

Triadic

#255db9

#b9255d

#5db925

Split-complementary

#255db9

#b93725

#a7b925

Tetradic

#255db9

#8125b9

#b98125

#5db925

Square

#255db9

#b925a7

#b98125

#25b937

Shades

Color #255db9 mixed toward black.

#1f4d9a

#193e7b

#122e5c

#0c1f3e

#060f1f

Tints

Color #255db9 mixed toward white.

#3773d7

#5f8fdf

#87abe7

#afc7ef

#d7e3f7

Tones

Color #255db9 mixed toward gray.

#3160ad

#3e63a0

#4a6694

#566988

#636c7b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.34:1

White text reads better on this background (6.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4445a9 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#413ca4 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#2a9a96 · ΔE 35

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 24.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #255db9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#255db9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#255db9 (#255db9) is rgb(37, 93, 185) in RGB.

No, #255db9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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