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#255d91 color: Sapphire Lace

#255d91 is rgb(37, 93, 145) in RGB and oklch(46.751% 0.10283 249.588) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

46.8%
0.103
250°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.88:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.05:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #255d91

#255d91 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.8% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.88:1 contrast and black text 3.05:1, 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: #255d91 mixed with white

  1. 255d91
  2. 3c6d9c
  3. 517ca7
  4. 668cb3
  5. 7b9cbe
  6. 91acc9
  7. a6bcd4
  8. bccdde
  9. d2dde9
  10. e8eef4

Darker: #255d91 mixed with black

  1. 255d91
  2. 1f507d
  3. 19436a
  4. 133758
  5. 0d2a46
  6. 081f35
  7. 041425
  8. 020a15
  9. 000307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #255d91 with less saturation

  1. 255d91
  2. 2d5d8c
  3. 335d86
  4. 395d81
  5. 3f5d7c
  6. 445d76
  7. 495c71
  8. 4d5c6b
  9. 525b65
  10. 565b60

Questions about #255d91

What color is #255d91?

#255d91 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Lace. In RGB it is rgb(37, 93, 145), in HSL hsl(208.89, 59.34%, 35.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.751% 0.10283 249.588).

What colors go well with #255d91?

The complementary color of #255d91 is #7e4e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006681 and #4f5292. The triadic partners are #893f4d and #476520.

Is white or black text more readable on #255d91?

White text reads better on #255d91: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and black gives 3.05:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #255d91 a warm or cool color?

#255d91 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 46.8% and its chroma 0.103.