#255993#255993

#255993 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.110 H 253.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255993
RGB	rgb(37, 89, 147)
HSL	hsl(212, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(212, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.8%, 39.5%, 0%, 42.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.20, 3.56, -36.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.20, 37.07, 275.51°)
OKLab	oklab(45.91% -0.0314 -0.1052)
OKLCH	oklch(45.91% 0.11 253.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.5998, 9.6436, 28.9536)
Luminance	0.0964 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255993 #935F25

analogous

#259093 #255993 #282593

triadic

#255993 #932559 #599325

tetradic

#255993 #932590 #935F25 #259328

square

#255993 #932590 #935F25 #259328

split-complementary

#255993 #932825 #909325

monochromatic

#0C1E31 #193B62 #255993 #3177C4 #5C96D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#255993 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#255993 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255993

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255993	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255993	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E5D95

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5392

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00676F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255993;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 89, 147);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.110 253.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f87b3',
    500: '#255993',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255993;
$custom-light: #6f87b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255993",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 147
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.636,
    "s": 59.783,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45912,
    "c": 0.10976,
    "h": 253.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09645
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255993

secondary

#BB8D59

accent

#9845E3

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255993

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

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