#255598#255598

#255598 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.121 H 257.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255598
RGB	rgb(37, 85, 152)
HSL	hsl(215, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(215, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 44.1%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.28, 8.11, -41.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.28, 42.16, 281.10°)
OKLab	oklab(45.3% -0.0264 -0.1184)
OKLCH	oklch(45.3% 0.121 257.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.6769, 9.1562, 30.9570)
Luminance	0.0916 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255598 #986825

analogous

#258F98 #255598 #2F2598

triadic

#255598 #982555 #559825

tetradic

#255598 #98258F #986825 #25982F

square

#255598 #98258F #986825 #25982F

split-complementary

#255598 #982F25 #8F9825

monochromatic

#0D1E36 #193967 #255598 #3171C9 #5F92D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#255598 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#255598 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255598

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255598	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255598	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#345B9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F5097

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00656F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255598;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 85, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.121 257.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7084b7',
    500: '#255598',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255598;
$custom-light: #7084b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255598",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.957,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.453,
    "c": 0.12129,
    "h": 257.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255598

secondary

#BD945C

accent

#A144E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255598

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

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