#255797#255797

#255797 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.118 H 256.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255797
RGB	rgb(37, 87, 151)
HSL	hsl(214, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(214, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 42.4%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.82, 6.41, -39.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.82, 40.41, 279.13°)
OKLab	oklab(45.7% -0.0285 -0.114)
OKLCH	oklch(45.7% 0.118 256)
XYZ	xyz(9.7550, 9.4430, 30.5807)
Luminance	0.0944 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255797 #976525

analogous

#259097 #255797 #2C2597

triadic

#255797 #972557 #579725

tetradic

#255797 #972590 #976525 #25972C

square

#255797 #972590 #976525 #25972C

split-complementary

#255797 #972C25 #909725

monochromatic

#0D1E35 #193B66 #255797 #3173C8 #5F94D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.27

#255797 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#255797 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255797

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255797	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255797	1.00	7.27	2.89	7.27
#FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#385C9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#255296

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00666F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255797;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 87, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.118 256.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7085b6',
    500: '#255797',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255797;
$custom-light: #7085b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255797",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.684,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45699,
    "c": 0.11754,
    "h": 256
  },
  "luminance": 0.09444
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255797

secondary

#BD925B

accent

#9E44E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255797

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

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