#255481#255481

#255481 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.091 H 249.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255481
RGB	rgb(37, 84, 129)
HSL	hsl(209, 55%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(209, 71%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 34.9%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.64, -0.11, -29.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.64, 29.97, 269.79°)
OKLab	oklab(43.58% -0.0312 -0.085)
OKLCH	oklch(43.58% 0.091 249.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.8942, 8.3181, 21.9541)
Luminance	0.0832 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255481 #815225

analogous

#258180 #255481 #252681

triadic

#255481 #812554 #548125

tetradic

#255481 #802581 #815225 #268125

square

#255481 #802581 #815225 #268125

split-complementary

#255481 #812526 #818025

monochromatic

#0A1622 #173551 #255481 #3373B1 #5392CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#255481 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#255481 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255481

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255481	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255481	1.00	7.88	2.66	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#405683

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#334E80

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255481;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 84, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.091 249.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b83a6',
    500: '#255481',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255481;
$custom-light: #6b83a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255481",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.348,
    "s": 55.422,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43581,
    "c": 0.09056,
    "h": 249.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08319
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255481

secondary

#B28050

accent

#9249DF

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECEFF4

border

#C7CACE

text

#070A0F

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255481

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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