#255C91#255C91

#255C91 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.104 H 250.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255C91
RGB	rgb(37, 92, 145)
HSL	hsl(209, 59%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(209, 74%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 36.6%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.01, 0.87, -34.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.01, 34.41, 271.45°)
OKLab	oklab(46.51% -0.0349 -0.0978)
OKLCH	oklch(46.51% 0.104 250.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.6990, 10.0909, 28.2191)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255C91 #915A25

analogous

#259190 #255C91 #252691

triadic

#255C91 #91255C #5C9125

tetradic

#255C91 #902591 #915A25 #269125

square

#255C91 #902591 #915A25 #269125

split-complementary

#255C91 #912526 #919025

monochromatic

#0C1E2F #193D60 #255C91 #317BC2 #5B99D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#255C91 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#255C91 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255C91

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255C91	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255C91	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#445F93

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345590

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00696F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255c91;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 92, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.104 250.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e89b1',
    500: '#255c91',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255c91;
$custom-light: #6e89b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255c91",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.444,
    "s": 59.341,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46509,
    "c": 0.10386,
    "h": 250.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255C91

secondary

#BA8858

accent

#9245E3

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F5

border

#C8CBCF

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255C91

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

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