#255697#255697

#255697 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.119 H 256.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255697
RGB	rgb(37, 86, 151)
HSL	hsl(214, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(214, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 43%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.52, 7.07, -40.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.52, 41.00, 279.92°)
OKLab	oklab(45.47% -0.0276 -0.1155)
OKLCH	oklch(45.47% 0.119 256.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.6746, 9.2822, 30.5539)
Luminance	0.0928 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255697 #976625

analogous

#258F97 #255697 #2D2597

triadic

#255697 #972556 #569725

tetradic

#255697 #97258F #976625 #25972D

square

#255697 #97258F #976625 #25972D

split-complementary

#255697 #972D25 #8F9725

monochromatic

#0D1E35 #193A66 #255697 #3172C8 #5F93D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.35

#255697 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#255697 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255697

7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255697	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255697	1.00	7.35	2.86	7.35
#FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#365C9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225196

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00656F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255697;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 86, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.119 256.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7085b6',
    500: '#255697',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255697;
$custom-light: #7085b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255697",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.211,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45465,
    "c": 0.11872,
    "h": 256.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09283
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255697

secondary

#BD935B

accent

#9F44E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255697

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

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