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#255d92 color: Sapphire Lace

#255d92 is rgb(37, 93, 146) in RGB and oklch(46.812% 0.10416 250.025) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

46.8%
0.104
250°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.86:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.06:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #255d92

#255d92 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.8% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.86:1 contrast and black text 3.06:1, 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: #255d92 mixed with white

  1. 255d92
  2. 3c6d9d
  3. 517ca8
  4. 668cb3
  5. 7b9cbe
  6. 91acc9
  7. a6bcd4
  8. bccddf
  9. d2ddea
  10. e8eef4

Darker: #255d92 mixed with black

  1. 255d92
  2. 1f507e
  3. 19436b
  4. 133758
  5. 0d2a46
  6. 081f35
  7. 041425
  8. 020a16
  9. 000308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #255d92 with less saturation

  1. 255d92
  2. 2d5d8d
  3. 335d87
  4. 395d82
  5. 3f5d7c
  6. 445d77
  7. 495c71
  8. 4d5c6c
  9. 525b66
  10. 565b60

Questions about #255d92

What color is #255d92?

#255d92 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Lace. In RGB it is rgb(37, 93, 146), in HSL hsl(209.17, 59.56%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.812% 0.10416 250.025).

What colors go well with #255d92?

The complementary color of #255d92 is #7f4e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006682 and #505293. The triadic partners are #8a3e4d and #46651f.

Is white or black text more readable on #255d92?

White text reads better on #255d92: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and black gives 3.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #255d92 a warm or cool color?

#255d92 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 46.8% and its chroma 0.104.