#255488#255488

#255488 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.100 H 253.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255488
RGB	rgb(37, 84, 136)
HSL	hsl(212, 57%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(212, 73%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.8%, 38.2%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.02, 2.57, -33.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.02, 33.75, 274.36°)
OKLab	oklab(44.01% -0.0293 -0.0958)
OKLCH	oklch(44.01% 0.1 253)
XYZ	xyz(8.3756, 8.5106, 24.4891)
Luminance	0.0851 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255488 #885925

analogous

#258688 #255488 #282588

triadic

#255488 #882554 #548825

tetradic

#255488 #882586 #885925 #258828

square

#255488 #882586 #885925 #258828

split-complementary

#255488 #882825 #868825

monochromatic

#0B1928 #183658 #255488 #3272B8 #5691D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#255488 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#255488 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255488

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255488	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255488	1.00	7.77	2.70	7.77
#FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C578A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E4E87

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006067

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255488;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 84, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.100 253.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d83ab',
    500: '#255488',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255488;
$custom-light: #6d83ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255488",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.515,
    "s": 57.225,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44011,
    "c": 0.10013,
    "h": 253
  },
  "luminance": 0.08512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255488

secondary

#B68753

accent

#9847E0

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECEFF4

border

#C7CACE

text

#080A10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255488

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

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