#255C90#255C90

#255C90 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.103 H 249.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255C90
RGB	rgb(37, 92, 144)
HSL	hsl(209, 59%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(209, 74%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 36.1%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.95, 0.49, -33.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.95, 33.89, 270.83°)
OKLab	oklab(46.45% -0.0351 -0.0963)
OKLCH	oklch(46.45% 0.103 249.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.6222, 10.0601, 27.8148)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#255C90 #905925

analogous

#25908E #255C90 #252690

triadic

#255C90 #90255C #5C9025

tetradic

#255C90 #8E2590 #905925 #269025

square

#255C90 #8E2590 #905925 #269025

split-complementary

#255C90 #902526 #908E25

monochromatic

#0C1E2F #183D5F #255C90 #327BC1 #5B99D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#255C90 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#255C90 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255C90

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255C90	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255C90	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#445F92

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#35558F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255c90;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 92, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.103 249.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e89b1',
    500: '#255c90',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255c90;
$custom-light: #6e89b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255c90",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.159,
    "s": 59.116,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46448,
    "c": 0.10252,
    "h": 249.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255C90

secondary

#B98757

accent

#9245E2

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F5

border

#C8CBCF

text

#080B10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255C90

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

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