#255897#255897

#255897 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.116 H 255.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255897
RGB	rgb(37, 88, 151)
HSL	hsl(213, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(213, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 41.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.13, 5.76, -39.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.13, 39.84, 278.31°)
OKLab	oklab(45.93% -0.0294 -0.1126)
OKLCH	oklch(45.93% 0.116 255.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.8365, 9.6060, 30.6079)
Luminance	0.0961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255897 #976425

analogous

#259197 #255897 #2B2597

triadic

#255897 #972558 #589725

tetradic

#255897 #972591 #976425 #25972B

square

#255897 #972591 #976425 #25972B

split-complementary

#255897 #972B25 #919725

monochromatic

#0D1F35 #193B66 #255897 #3175C8 #5F95D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.19

#255897 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#255897 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255897

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255897	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255897	1.00	7.19	2.92	7.19
#FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A5D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#275396

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006770

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255897;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 88, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.116 255.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7086b6',
    500: '#255897',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255897;
$custom-light: #7086b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255897",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.158,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45934,
    "c": 0.11639,
    "h": 255.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255897

secondary

#BD915B

accent

#9C44E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255897

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

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