#255596#255596

#255596 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.118 H 256.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255596
RGB	rgb(37, 85, 150)
HSL	hsl(215, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(215, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 43.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.16, 7.33, -40.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.16, 41.02, 280.30°)
OKLab	oklab(45.16% -0.0268 -0.1154)
OKLCH	oklch(45.16% 0.118 256.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.5145, 9.0913, 30.1016)
Luminance	0.0909 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255596 #966625

analogous

#258E96 #255596 #2D2596

triadic

#255596 #962555 #559625

tetradic

#255596 #96258E #966625 #25962D

square

#255596 #96258E #966625 #25962D

split-complementary

#255596 #962D25 #8E9625

monochromatic

#0D1D34 #193965 #255596 #3171C7 #5E92D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#255596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#255596 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255596

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255596	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#355B99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#215095

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00646E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 85, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.118 256.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f84b5',
    500: '#255596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255596;
$custom-light: #6f84b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.513,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45164,
    "c": 0.11849,
    "h": 256.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255596

secondary

#BC935B

accent

#A044E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255596

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

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