#255791#255791

#255791 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.109 H 254.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255791
RGB	rgb(37, 87, 145)
HSL	hsl(212, 59%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(212, 74%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 40%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.47, 4.09, -36.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.47, 37.07, 276.33°)
OKLab	oklab(45.31% -0.0299 -0.1051)
OKLCH	oklch(45.31% 0.109 254.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.2801, 9.2530, 28.0795)
Luminance	0.0925 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255791 #915F25

analogous

#258D91 #255791 #292591

triadic

#255791 #912557 #579125

tetradic

#255791 #91258D #915F25 #259129

square

#255791 #91258D #915F25 #259129

split-complementary

#255791 #912925 #8D9125

monochromatic

#0C1C2F #193A60 #255791 #3174C2 #5B94D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.37

#255791 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#255791 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255791

7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255791	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255791	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)

#3C5B93

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5190

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00656D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255791;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 87, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.109 254.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e86b1',
    500: '#255791',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255791;
$custom-light: #6e86b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255791",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.222,
    "s": 59.341,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45306,
    "c": 0.10924,
    "h": 254.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255791

secondary

#BA8D58

accent

#9A45E3

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDEFF5

border

#C8CACF

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255791

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

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