#255493#255493

#255493 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.115 H 256.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255493
RGB	rgb(37, 84, 147)
HSL	hsl(214, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(214, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.8%, 42.9%, 0%, 42.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.67, 6.82, -39.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.67, 39.91, 279.85°)
OKLab	oklab(44.73% -0.0266 -0.1124)
OKLCH	oklch(44.73% 0.115 256.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.1978, 8.8395, 28.8196)
Luminance	0.0884 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255493 #936425

analogous

#258B93 #255493 #2D2593

triadic

#255493 #932554 #549325

tetradic

#255493 #93258B #936425 #25932D

square

#255493 #93258B #936425 #25932D

split-complementary

#255493 #932D25 #8B9325

monochromatic

#0C1C31 #193862 #255493 #3170C4 #5C90D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.59

#255493 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#255493 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255493

7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255493	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255493	1.00	7.59	2.77	7.59
#FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#365995

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#234F92

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00636C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255493;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 84, 147);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.115 256.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f83b3',
    500: '#255493',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255493;
$custom-light: #6f83b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255493",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 147
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.364,
    "s": 59.783,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44727,
    "c": 0.11548,
    "h": 256.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08841
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255493

secondary

#BB9159

accent

#9F45E3

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255493

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

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