#255991#255991

#255991 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.107 H 252.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255991
RGB	rgb(37, 89, 145)
HSL	hsl(211, 59%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(211, 74%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 38.6%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.08, 2.79, -35.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.08, 35.98, 274.45°)
OKLab	oklab(45.79% -0.0319 -0.1022)
OKLCH	oklch(45.79% 0.107 252.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.4443, 9.5814, 28.1342)
Luminance	0.0958 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255991 #915D25

analogous

#258F91 #255991 #272591

triadic

#255991 #912559 #599125

tetradic

#255991 #91258F #915D25 #259127

square

#255991 #91258F #915D25 #259127

split-complementary

#255991 #912725 #8F9125

monochromatic

#0C1D2F #193B60 #255991 #3177C2 #5B96D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#255991 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#255991 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255991

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255991	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255991	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F5D93

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5390

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00666E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255991;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 89, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.107 252.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e87b1',
    500: '#255991',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255991;
$custom-light: #6e87b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255991",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.111,
    "s": 59.341,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45785,
    "c": 0.10703,
    "h": 252.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255991

secondary

#BA8B58

accent

#9745E3

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDEFF5

border

#C8CACF

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255991

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

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