#255E90#255E90

#255E90 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.101 H 248.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255E90
RGB	rgb(37, 94, 144)
HSL	hsl(208, 59%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(208, 74%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 34.7%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.57, -0.78, -32.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.57, 32.91, 268.65°)
OKLab	oklab(46.94% -0.0372 -0.0934)
OKLCH	oklch(46.94% 0.101 248.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.7978, 10.4112, 27.8733)
Luminance	0.1041 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#255E90 #905725

analogous

#25908C #255E90 #252990

triadic

#255E90 #90255E #5E9025

tetradic

#255E90 #8C2590 #905725 #299025

square

#255E90 #8C2590 #905725 #299025

split-complementary

#255E90 #902529 #908C25

monochromatic

#0C1E2F #183E5F #255E90 #327EC1 #5B9CD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#255E90 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#255E90 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255E90

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255E90	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255E90	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#476092

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#38568F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255e90;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.101 248.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e8bb1',
    500: '#255e90',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255e90;
$custom-light: #6e8bb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255e90",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.037,
    "s": 59.116,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46935,
    "c": 0.10054,
    "h": 248.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10412
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255E90

secondary

#B98557

accent

#8F45E2

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F5

border

#C8CBCF

text

#080B10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255E90

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

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