#255994#255994

#255994 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.111 H 253.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255994
RGB	rgb(37, 89, 148)
HSL	hsl(212, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(212, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 39.9%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.25, 3.95, -37.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.25, 37.61, 276.02°)
OKLab	oklab(45.98% -0.0311 -0.1067)
OKLCH	oklch(45.98% 0.111 253.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.6786, 9.6751, 29.3686)
Luminance	0.0968 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255994 #946025

analogous

#259194 #255994 #292594

triadic

#255994 #942559 #599425

tetradic

#255994 #942591 #946025 #259429

square

#255994 #942591 #946025 #259429

split-complementary

#255994 #942925 #919425

monochromatic

#0D1E32 #193C63 #255994 #3176C5 #5D96D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#255994 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#255994 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255994

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255994	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255994	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D5D96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C5393

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00676F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255994;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 89, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.111 253.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f87b4',
    500: '#255994',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255994;
$custom-light: #6f87b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255994",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.892,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45976,
    "c": 0.11113,
    "h": 253.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09676
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255994

secondary

#BB8D59

accent

#9945E3

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255994

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

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