#255996#255996

#255996 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.114 H 254.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#255996
RGBrgb(37, 89, 150)
HSLhsl(212, 60%, 37%)
HSVhsv(212, 75%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(75.3%, 40.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LABlab(37.37, 4.72, -38.43)
CIE-LCHlch(37.37, 38.72, 277.00°)
OKLaboklab(46.11% -0.0306 -0.1097)
OKLCHoklch(46.11% 0.114 254.4)
XYZxyz(9.8383, 9.7390, 30.2096)
Luminance0.0974 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#255996 #966225
analogous
#259296 #255996 #292596
triadic
#255996 #962559 #599625
tetradic
#255996 #962592 #966225 #259629
square
#255996 #962592 #966225 #259629
split-complementary
#255996 #962925 #929625
monochromatic
#0D1F34 #193C65 #255996 #3176C7 #5E96D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12
#255996 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95
#255996 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255996
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##255996#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##2559961.007.122.957.12
#FFFFFF7.121.0021.001.00
#0000002.9521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.121.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#3C5E98
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2A5395
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006770
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #255996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 89, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.114 254.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f87b5',
    500: '#255996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #255996;
$custom-light: #6f87b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#255996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.389,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46105,
    "c": 0.11387,
    "h": 254.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0974
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#255996
secondary
#BC8F5B
accent
#9A44E4
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDEFF6
border
#C8CAD0
text
#080B11
muted
#7B7C80

Preview Lab

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#255996 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva