#255989#255989

#255989 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.096 H 249.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255989
RGB	rgb(37, 89, 137)
HSL	hsl(209, 57%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(209, 73%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(73%, 35%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.64, -0.27, -31.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.64, 31.71, 269.52°)
OKLab	oklab(45.29% -0.0341 -0.09)
OKLCH	oklch(45.29% 0.096 249.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.8490, 9.3432, 24.9991)
Luminance	0.0934 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255989 #895525

analogous

#258987 #255989 #252789

triadic

#255989 #892559 #598925

tetradic

#255989 #872589 #895525 #278925

square

#255989 #872589 #895525 #278925

split-complementary

#255989 #892527 #898725

monochromatic

#0B1A29 #183A59 #255989 #3278B9 #5797D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.32

#255989 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#255989 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255989

7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255989	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255989	1.00	7.32	2.87	7.32
#FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#435B8B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355288

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00646A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255989;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 89, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.096 249.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d87ab',
    500: '#255989',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255989;
$custom-light: #6d87ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255989",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.8,
    "s": 57.471,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45293,
    "c": 0.09626,
    "h": 249.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09344
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255989

secondary

#B68354

accent

#9147E1

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECEFF4

border

#C7CACE

text

#080B10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255989

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

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