#255495#255495

#255495 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.118 H 257.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255495
RGB	rgb(37, 84, 149)
HSL	hsl(215, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(215, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 43.6%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.80, 7.60, -40.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.80, 41.04, 280.67°)
OKLab	oklab(44.86% -0.0261 -0.1154)
OKLCH	oklch(44.86% 0.118 257.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.3561, 8.9028, 29.6533)
Luminance	0.0890 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255495 #956625

analogous

#258C95 #255495 #2E2595

triadic

#255495 #952554 #549525

tetradic

#255495 #95258C #956625 #25952E

square

#255495 #95258C #956625 #25952E

split-complementary

#255495 #952E25 #8C9525

monochromatic

#0D1D33 #193864 #255495 #3170C6 #5E90D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#255495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#255495 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255495

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255495	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#345A98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#204F94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00636D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 84, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.118 257.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f83b4',
    500: '#255495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255495;
$custom-light: #6f83b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.821,
    "s": 60.215,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44863,
    "c": 0.11828,
    "h": 257.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08904
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255495

secondary

#BC935A

accent

#A144E3

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255495

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

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