#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
RGB	rgb(37, 89, 150)
HSL	hsl(212, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(212, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 40.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.37, 4.72, -38.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.37, 38.72, 277.00°)
OKLab	oklab(46.11% -0.0306 -0.1097)
OKLCH	oklch(46.11% 0.114 254.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.8383, 9.7390, 30.2096)
Luminance	0.0974 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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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
##255996	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #255996

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

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