#255A91#255A91

#255A91 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.106 H 251.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255A91
RGB	rgb(37, 90, 145)
HSL	hsl(211, 59%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(211, 74%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 37.9%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.39, 2.15, -35.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.39, 35.45, 273.48°)
OKLab	oklab(46.03% -0.0329 -0.1007)
OKLCH	oklch(46.03% 0.106 251.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.5280, 9.7489, 28.1621)
Luminance	0.0975 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255A91 #915C25

analogous

#259091 #255A91 #262591

triadic

#255A91 #91255A #5A9125

tetradic

#255A91 #912590 #915C25 #259126

square

#255A91 #912590 #915C25 #259126

split-complementary

#255A91 #912625 #909125

monochromatic

#0C1D2F #193C60 #255A91 #3178C2 #5B97D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#255A91 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#255A91 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255A91

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255A91	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255A91	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)

#415D93

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315390

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00676E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255a91;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 90, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.106 251.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e88b1',
    500: '#255a91',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255a91;
$custom-light: #6e88b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255a91",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.556,
    "s": 59.341,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46025,
    "c": 0.10595,
    "h": 251.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0975
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255A91

secondary

#BA8A58

accent

#9545E3

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDEFF5

border

#C8CACF

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255A91

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

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