#255879#255879

#255879 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.077 H 240.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255879
RGB	rgb(37, 88, 121)
HSL	hsl(204, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(204, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 27.3%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.50, -5.62, -23.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.50, 24.34, 256.64°)
OKLab	oklab(44.13% -0.0383 -0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(44.13% 0.077 240.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.7025, 8.7524, 19.3689)
Luminance	0.0875 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255879 #794625

analogous

#257970 #255879 #252E79

triadic

#255879 #792558 #587925

tetradic

#255879 #702579 #794625 #2E7925

square

#255879 #702579 #794625 #2E7925

split-complementary

#255879 #79252E #797025

monochromatic

#08141B #17364A #255879 #337AA8 #4F99C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.63

#255879 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#255879 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255879

7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255879	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255879	1.00	7.63	2.75	7.63
#FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49587B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5078

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006063

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255879;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 88, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.077 240.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a87a0',
    500: '#255879',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255879;
$custom-light: #6a87a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255879",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.571,
    "s": 53.165,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4413,
    "c": 0.07688,
    "h": 240.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255879

secondary

#AB734E

accent

#844BDD

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#ECEFF2

border

#C7CACC

text

#070B0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #255879

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

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