#255990#255990

#255990 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.106 H 252.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255990
RGB	rgb(37, 89, 144)
HSL	hsl(211, 59%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(211, 74%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 38.2%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.02, 2.41, -35.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.02, 35.43, 273.90°)
OKLab	oklab(45.72% -0.0322 -0.1007)
OKLCH	oklch(45.72% 0.106 252.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.3675, 9.5506, 27.7299)
Luminance	0.0955 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255990 #905C25

analogous

#258E90 #255990 #262590

triadic

#255990 #902559 #599025

tetradic

#255990 #90258E #905C25 #259026

square

#255990 #90258E #905C25 #259026

split-complementary

#255990 #902625 #8E9025

monochromatic

#0C1D2F #183B5F #255990 #3277C1 #5B96D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#255990 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#255990 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255990

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255990	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255990	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#405D92

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#30538F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00666D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255990;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 89, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.106 252.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e87b1',
    500: '#255990',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255990;
$custom-light: #6e87b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255990",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.841,
    "s": 59.116,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45722,
    "c": 0.10567,
    "h": 252.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09552
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255990

secondary

#B98A57

accent

#9645E2

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDEFF5

border

#C8CACF

text

#080B10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255990

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

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