#255597#255597

#255597 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.120 H 257.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255597
RGB	rgb(37, 85, 151)
HSL	hsl(215, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(215, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 43.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.22, 7.72, -40.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.22, 41.59, 280.70°)
OKLab	oklab(45.23% -0.0266 -0.1169)
OKLCH	oklch(45.23% 0.12 257.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.5953, 9.1236, 30.5275)
Luminance	0.0912 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255597 #976725

analogous

#258E97 #255597 #2E2597

triadic

#255597 #972555 #559725

tetradic

#255597 #97258E #976725 #25972E

square

#255597 #97258E #976725 #25972E

split-complementary

#255597 #972E25 #8E9725

monochromatic

#0D1E35 #193966 #255597 #3171C8 #5F92D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.43

#255597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#255597 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255597

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255597	1.00	7.43	2.83	7.43
#FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#355B9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#205096

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00656E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 85, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.120 257.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7084b6',
    500: '#255597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255597;
$custom-light: #7084b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.737,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45232,
    "c": 0.1199,
    "h": 257.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09125
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255597

secondary

#BD945B

accent

#A144E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255597

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

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