#255998#255998

#255998 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.117 H 255.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255998
RGB	rgb(37, 89, 152)
HSL	hsl(213, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(213, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 41.4%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.49, 5.50, -39.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.49, 39.82, 277.93°)
OKLab	oklab(46.24% -0.0302 -0.1126)
OKLCH	oklch(46.24% 0.117 255)
XYZ	xyz(10.0007, 9.8039, 31.0650)
Luminance	0.0980 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255998 #986425

analogous

#259398 #255998 #2B2598

triadic

#255998 #982559 #599825

tetradic

#255998 #982593 #986425 #25982B

square

#255998 #982593 #986425 #25982B

split-complementary

#255998 #982B25 #939825

monochromatic

#0D1F36 #193C67 #255998 #3176C9 #5F96D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#255998 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#255998 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255998

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255998	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255998	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B5E9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#285397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006871

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255998;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 89, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.117 255.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7087b7',
    500: '#255998',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255998;
$custom-light: #7087b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255998",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.87,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46235,
    "c": 0.11662,
    "h": 255
  },
  "luminance": 0.09805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255998

secondary

#BD915C

accent

#9C44E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255998

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

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