#255491#255491

#255491 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.113 H 256.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255491
RGB	rgb(37, 84, 145)
HSL	hsl(214, 59%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(214, 74%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 42.1%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.55, 6.05, -38.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.55, 38.77, 278.97°)
OKLab	oklab(44.59% -0.027 -0.1094)
OKLCH	oklch(44.59% 0.113 256.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.0422, 8.7773, 28.0002)
Luminance	0.0878 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255491 #916225

analogous

#258A91 #255491 #2C2591

triadic

#255491 #912554 #549125

tetradic

#255491 #91258A #916225 #25912C

square

#255491 #91258A #916225 #25912C

split-complementary

#255491 #912C25 #8A9125

monochromatic

#0C1C2F #193860 #255491 #3170C2 #5B90D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#255491 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#255491 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255491

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255491	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255491	1.00	7.62	2.76	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375993

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#254F90

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00626B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255491;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 84, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.113 256.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e83b1',
    500: '#255491',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255491;
$custom-light: #6e83b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255491",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.889,
    "s": 59.341,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44594,
    "c": 0.11268,
    "h": 256.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255491

secondary

#BA8F58

accent

#9E45E3

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255491

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

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