#255494#255494

#255494 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.117 H 257.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255494
RGB	rgb(37, 84, 148)
HSL	hsl(215, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(215, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 43.2%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.73, 7.21, -39.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.73, 40.48, 280.26°)
OKLab	oklab(44.8% -0.0263 -0.1139)
OKLCH	oklch(44.8% 0.117 257)
XYZ	xyz(9.2766, 8.8711, 29.2346)
Luminance	0.0887 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255494 #946525

analogous

#258C94 #255494 #2E2594

triadic

#255494 #942554 #549425

tetradic

#255494 #94258C #946525 #25942E

square

#255494 #94258C #946525 #25942E

split-complementary

#255494 #942E25 #8C9425

monochromatic

#0D1C32 #193863 #255494 #3170C5 #5D90D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#255494 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#255494 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255494

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255494	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255494	1.00	7.57	2.77	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#355A96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#214F93

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00636C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255494;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 84, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.117 257.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f83b4',
    500: '#255494',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255494;
$custom-light: #6f83b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255494",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.595,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44795,
    "c": 0.11688,
    "h": 257
  },
  "luminance": 0.08872
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255494

secondary

#BB9259

accent

#A045E3

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255494

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

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