#255972#255972

#255972 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.069 H 232.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255972
RGB	rgb(37, 89, 114)
HSL	hsl(199, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(199, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 21.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.50, -8.77, -19.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.50, 21.25, 245.63°)
OKLab	oklab(44.02% -0.0421 -0.0542)
OKLCH	oklch(44.02% 0.069 232.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.3714, 8.7522, 17.2172)
Luminance	0.0875 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255972 #723E25

analogous

#257265 #255972 #253272

triadic

#255972 #722559 #597225

tetradic

#255972 #652572 #723E25 #327225

square

#255972 #652572 #723E25 #327225

split-complementary

#255972 #722532 #726525

monochromatic

#071217 #163544 #255972 #347DA0 #4C9EC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.63

#255972 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#255972 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255972

7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255972	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255972	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)

#4D5873

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#425072

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006061

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255972;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 89, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.069 232.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69879a',
    500: '#255972',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255972;
$custom-light: #69879a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255972",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.481,
    "s": 50.993,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44023,
    "c": 0.0686,
    "h": 232.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255972

secondary

#A56A4E

accent

#7B4DDA

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBEFF2

border

#C6CACC

text

#070B0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #255972

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

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