#255891#255891

#255891 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.108 H 253.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255891
RGB	rgb(37, 88, 145)
HSL	hsl(212, 59%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(212, 74%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 39.3%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.77, 3.44, -36.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.77, 36.52, 275.40°)
OKLab	oklab(45.55% -0.0309 -0.1036)
OKLCH	oklch(45.55% 0.108 253.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.3616, 9.4161, 28.1067)
Luminance	0.0942 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255891 #915E25

analogous

#258E91 #255891 #282591

triadic

#255891 #912558 #589125

tetradic

#255891 #91258E #915E25 #259128

square

#255891 #91258E #915E25 #259128

split-complementary

#255891 #912825 #8E9125

monochromatic

#0C1D2F #193A60 #255891 #3176C2 #5B95D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#255891 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#255891 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255891

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255891	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255891	1.00	7.28	2.88	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E5C93

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5290

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00656D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255891;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 88, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.108 253.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e86b1',
    500: '#255891',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255891;
$custom-light: #6e86b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255891",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.667,
    "s": 59.341,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45545,
    "c": 0.10812,
    "h": 253.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09417
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255891

secondary

#BA8C58

accent

#9845E3

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDEFF5

border

#C8CACF

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255891

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

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