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#255b90 color: Sapphire Lace

#255b90 is rgb(37, 91, 144) in RGB and oklch(46.205% 0.10355 250.745) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

46.2%
0.104
251°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.05:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.98:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #255b90

#255b90 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.2% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 251°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.05:1 contrast and black text 2.98:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sapphire Lace (#235c8e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #255b90 mixed with white

  1. 255b90
  2. 3c6b9b
  3. 517ba7
  4. 668bb2
  5. 7b9bbd
  6. 90abc8
  7. a6bbd3
  8. bcccde
  9. d2dde9
  10. e8eef4

Darker: #255b90 mixed with black

  1. 255b90
  2. 1f4e7d
  3. 19416a
  4. 133557
  5. 0d2945
  6. 081e34
  7. 041324
  8. 020915
  9. 000307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #255b90 with less saturation

  1. 255b90
  2. 2c5b8b
  3. 335b85
  4. 385b80
  5. 3e5b7a
  6. 435b75
  7. 475b6f
  8. 4c5a6a
  9. 505a64
  10. 54595e

Questions about #255b90

What color is #255b90?

#255b90 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Lace. In RGB it is rgb(37, 91, 144), in HSL hsl(209.72, 59.12%, 35.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.205% 0.10355 250.745).

What colors go well with #255b90?

The complementary color of #255b90 is #7c4d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006481 and #4f5091. The triadic partners are #883d4a and #44641f.

Is white or black text more readable on #255b90?

White text reads better on #255b90: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and black gives 2.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #255b90 a warm or cool color?

#255b90 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 251 degrees, its lightness 46.2% and its chroma 0.104.