#255696#255696

#255696 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.117 H 256.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255696
RGB	rgb(37, 86, 150)
HSL	hsl(214, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(214, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 42.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.46, 6.68, -39.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.46, 40.43, 279.51°)
OKLab	oklab(45.4% -0.0278 -0.114)
OKLCH	oklch(45.4% 0.117 256.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.5937, 9.2498, 30.1280)
Luminance	0.0925 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255696 #966525

analogous

#258F96 #255696 #2C2596

triadic

#255696 #962556 #569625

tetradic

#255696 #96258F #966525 #25962C

square

#255696 #96258F #966525 #25962C

split-complementary

#255696 #962C25 #8F9625

monochromatic

#0D1E34 #193A65 #255696 #3172C7 #5E93D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.37

#255696 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#255696 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255696

7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255696	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255696	1.00	7.37	2.85	7.37
#FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375B99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#245195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00656E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255696;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 86, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.117 256.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f85b5',
    500: '#255696',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255696;
$custom-light: #6f85b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255696",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.982,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45398,
    "c": 0.11732,
    "h": 256.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255696

secondary

#BC925B

accent

#9E44E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255696

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

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