#255985#255985

#255985 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.091 H 247.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255985
RGB	rgb(37, 89, 133)
HSL	hsl(208, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(208, 72%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 33.1%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.42, -1.78, -29.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.42, 29.66, 266.55°)
OKLab	oklab(45.06% -0.0353 -0.0839)
OKLCH	oklch(45.06% 0.091 247.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.5674, 9.2306, 23.5159)
Luminance	0.0923 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255985 #855125

analogous

#258581 #255985 #252985

triadic

#255985 #852559 #598525

tetradic

#255985 #812585 #855125 #298525

square

#255985 #812585 #855125 #298525

split-complementary

#255985 #852529 #858125

monochromatic

#0A1925 #183955 #255985 #3279B5 #5597D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.38

#255985 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#255985 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255985

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255985	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255985	1.00	7.38	2.85	7.38
#FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#455B87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385284

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006469

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255985;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 89, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.091 247.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c87a8',
    500: '#255985',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255985;
$custom-light: #6c87a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255985",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.5,
    "s": 56.471,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45056,
    "c": 0.09101,
    "h": 247.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255985

secondary

#B47F52

accent

#8E48E0

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECEFF4

border

#C7CACE

text

#080B0F

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255985

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

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