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#255198 color: Summer Waters

#255198 is rgb(37, 81, 152) in RGB and oklch(44.379% 0.12615 259.593) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

44.4%
0.126
260°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-800
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.71:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #255198

#255198 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 44.4% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.75:1 contrast and black text 2.71:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Summer Waters (#215399). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #255198 mixed with white

  1. 255198
  2. 3a62a3
  3. 4f73ae
  4. 6484b8
  5. 7995c3
  6. 8ea6cd
  7. a4b8d8
  8. bac9e2
  9. d1dbec
  10. e8edf5

Darker: #255198 mixed with black

  1. 255198
  2. 1f4584
  3. 193a70
  4. 132f5c
  5. 0d244a
  6. 081a38
  7. 041027
  8. 020717
  9. 000208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #255198 with less saturation

  1. 255198
  2. 2b5291
  3. 30538b
  4. 355384
  5. 3a547d
  6. 3f5477
  7. 435470
  8. 475469
  9. 4b5462
  10. 4f545b

Questions about #255198

What color is #255198?

#255198 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Summer Waters. In RGB it is rgb(37, 81, 152), in HSL hsl(217.04, 60.85%, 37.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.379% 0.12615 259.593).

What colors go well with #255198?

The complementary color of #255198 is #734a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005d84 and #544493. The triadic partners are #8c2f36 and #276315.

Is white or black text more readable on #255198?

White text reads better on #255198: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and black gives 2.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #255198 a warm or cool color?

#255198 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 44.4% and its chroma 0.126.