#255899#255899

#255899 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.119 H 255.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255899
RGB	rgb(37, 88, 153)
HSL	hsl(214, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(214, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 42.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.25, 6.54, -40.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.25, 40.96, 279.18°)
OKLab	oklab(46.07% -0.029 -0.1156)
OKLCH	oklch(46.07% 0.119 255.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.0003, 9.6715, 31.4706)
Luminance	0.0967 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255899 #996625

analogous

#259299 #255899 #2C2599

triadic

#255899 #992558 #589925

tetradic

#255899 #992592 #996625 #25992C

square

#255899 #992592 #996625 #25992C

split-complementary

#255899 #992C25 #929925

monochromatic

#0D1F36 #193C68 #255899 #3174CA #6095D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#255899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#255899 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255899

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255899	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#395D9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#255398

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006771

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 88, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.119 255.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7086b7',
    500: '#255899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255899;
$custom-light: #7086b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.621,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46067,
    "c": 0.11915,
    "h": 255.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09673
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255899

secondary

#BE935C

accent

#9E44E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255899

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

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