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#255FA1

#255fa1 ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#255fa1 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 37.25% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.02% cyan, 40.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 211.94°, with 62.63% saturation and 38.82% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 1.2.

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Relative luminance0.1115

Complementary

  1. #255fa1
  2. #a16725

Split complementary

  1. #255fa1
  2. #a12925
  3. #9da125

Analogous

  1. #259da1
  2. #255fa1
  3. #2925a1

Triadic

  1. #255fa1
  2. #a1255f
  3. #5fa125

Tetradic

  1. #255fa1
  2. #6725a1
  3. #a16725
  4. #5fa125

Square

  1. #255fa1
  2. #a1259d
  3. #a16725
  4. #25a129

Monochromatic

  1. #081625
  2. #173a63
  3. #255fa1
  4. #3f84d3
  5. #7eace1

Shades

#255fa1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255fa1
  2. #215691
  3. #1e4c81
  4. #1a4371
  5. #163961
  6. #133051
  7. #0f2640
  8. #0b1d30
  9. #071320
  10. #040a10
  11. #000000

Tints

#255fa1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255fa1
  2. #3b6faa
  3. #517fb4
  4. #668fbd
  5. #7c9fc7
  6. #92afd0
  7. #a8bfd9
  8. #becfe3
  9. #d3dfec
  10. #e9eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255fa1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255fa1
  2. #2e629e
  3. #37669a
  4. #406997
  5. #496c94
  6. #537091
  7. #5c738d
  8. #65768a
  9. #6e7987
  10. #777d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d5e7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f64a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b59a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3762a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #295ba0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00698a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255fa1 {
  color: #255fa1;
}
Background
.bg-255fa1 {
  background-color: #255fa1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255fa1 {
  border: 2px solid #255fa1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255fa1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 95 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 63% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255fa1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255fa1, #2925a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255fa1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 95 161 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 1.20 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.09 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.54 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.00 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.69 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.09 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.68 #daa05e Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#255fa1  rgb(37, 95, 161)  hsl(212, 63%, 39%)  Lapis Lazuli
#a16725  rgb(161, 103, 37)  hsl(32, 63%, 39%)  Golden Brown
#a1255f  rgb(161, 37, 95)  hsl(332, 63%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5fa125  rgb(95, 161, 37)  hsl(92, 63%, 39%)  Olive Drab