#255987#255987

#255987 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.094 H 248.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255987
RGB	rgb(37, 89, 135)
HSL	hsl(208, 57%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(208, 73%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.6%, 34.1%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.53, -1.03, -30.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.53, 30.68, 268.08°)
OKLab	oklab(45.17% -0.0347 -0.0869)
OKLCH	oklch(45.17% 0.094 248.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.7069, 9.2864, 24.2506)
Luminance	0.0929 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255987 #875325

analogous

#258784 #255987 #252887

triadic

#255987 #872559 #598725

tetradic

#255987 #842587 #875325 #288725

square

#255987 #842587 #875325 #288725

split-complementary

#255987 #872528 #878425

monochromatic

#0B1A27 #183957 #255987 #3279B7 #5697D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.35

#255987 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#255987 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255987

7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255987	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255987	1.00	7.35	2.86	7.35
#FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#445B89

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365286

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00646A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255987;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 89, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.094 248.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c87aa',
    500: '#255987',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255987;
$custom-light: #6c87aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255987",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.163,
    "s": 56.977,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45173,
    "c": 0.09362,
    "h": 248.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09287
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255987

secondary

#B58153

accent

#8F48E0

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECEFF4

border

#C7CACE

text

#080B10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255987

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

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