#255997#255997

#255997 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.115 H 254.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255997
RGB	rgb(37, 89, 151)
HSL	hsl(213, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(213, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 41.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.43, 5.11, -38.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.43, 39.27, 277.48°)
OKLab	oklab(46.17% -0.0304 -0.1112)
OKLCH	oklch(46.17% 0.115 254.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.9192, 9.7713, 30.6354)
Luminance	0.0977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255997 #976325

analogous

#259297 #255997 #2A2597

triadic

#255997 #972559 #599725

tetradic

#255997 #972592 #976325 #25972A

square

#255997 #972592 #976325 #25972A

split-complementary

#255997 #972A25 #929725

monochromatic

#0D1F35 #193C66 #255997 #3176C8 #5F96D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#255997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#255997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255997

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255997	1.00	7.11	2.95	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C5E99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#295396

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 89, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.115 254.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7087b6',
    500: '#255997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255997;
$custom-light: #7087b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.632,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4617,
    "c": 0.11524,
    "h": 254.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255997

secondary

#BD905B

accent

#9B44E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255997

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

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