#255595#255595

#255595 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.117 H 256.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255595
RGB	rgb(37, 85, 149)
HSL	hsl(214, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(214, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 43%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.10, 6.94, -39.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.10, 40.45, 279.88°)
OKLab	oklab(45.1% -0.0271 -0.1139)
OKLCH	oklch(45.1% 0.117 256.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.4343, 9.0592, 29.6793)
Luminance	0.0906 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255595 #956525

analogous

#258D95 #255595 #2D2595

triadic

#255595 #952555 #559525

tetradic

#255595 #95258D #956525 #25952D

square

#255595 #95258D #956525 #25952D

split-complementary

#255595 #952D25 #8D9525

monochromatic

#0D1D33 #193964 #255595 #3171C6 #5E92D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.47

#255595 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#255595 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255595

7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255595	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255595	1.00	7.47	2.81	7.47
#FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#365A98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#235094

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00646D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255595;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 85, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.117 256.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f84b4',
    500: '#255595',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255595;
$custom-light: #6f84b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255595",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.286,
    "s": 60.215,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45096,
    "c": 0.1171,
    "h": 256.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0906
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255595

secondary

#BC925A

accent

#9F44E3

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255595

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

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