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#255694 color: Florentine Lapis

#255694 is rgb(37, 86, 148) in RGB and oklch(45.265% 0.11453 255.724) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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214°
100%

45.3%
0.115
256°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-800
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.84:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #255694

#255694 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.3% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 256°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast and black text 2.84:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Florentine Lapis (#1c5798). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #255694 mixed with white

  1. 255694
  2. 3b669f
  3. 5077aa
  4. 6587b5
  5. 7a98c0
  6. 8fa9cb
  7. a5bad5
  8. bbcbe0
  9. d1dcea
  10. e8edf5

Darker: #255694 mixed with black

  1. 255694
  2. 1f4a80
  3. 193e6d
  4. 13325a
  5. 0d2748
  6. 081c36
  7. 041226
  8. 020816
  9. 000208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #255694 with less saturation

  1. 255694
  2. 2b578e
  3. 315788
  4. 375782
  5. 3c577c
  6. 415776
  7. 455770
  8. 4a5769
  9. 4e5763
  10. 52565c

Questions about #255694

What color is #255694?

#255694 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Florentine Lapis. In RGB it is rgb(37, 86, 148), in HSL hsl(213.51, 60%, 36.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.265% 0.11453 255.724).

What colors go well with #255694?

The complementary color of #255694 is #7a4a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006183 and #524a92. The triadic partners are #8a3640 and #37641a.

Is white or black text more readable on #255694?

White text reads better on #255694: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and black gives 2.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #255694 a warm or cool color?

#255694 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 256 degrees, its lightness 45.3% and its chroma 0.115.