#257990#257990
#257990 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.085 H 220.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #257990 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 121, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 59%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 74%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.3%, 16%, 0%, 43.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.08, -16.73, -19.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.08, 25.81, 229.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.7% -0.0651 -0.0549) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.7% 0.085 220.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6323, 16.0802, 28.8182) |
| Luminance | 0.1608 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 1.86
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 3.82
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 4.91
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 5.75
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 6.56
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 7.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#257990 #903C25
analogous
#259071 #257990 #254390
triadic
#257990 #902579 #799025
tetradic
#257990 #712590 #903C25 #439025
square
#257990 #712590 #903C25 #439025
split-complementary
#257990 #902543 #907125
monochromatic
#0C272F #18505F #257990 #32A2C1 #5BBBD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.98
#257990 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.22
#257990 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #257990
4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##257990 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##257990 | 1.00 | 4.98 | 4.22 | 4.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B7691
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C6B90
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008080
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #257990; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 121, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.085 220.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#709fb0',
500: '#257990',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #257990; $custom-light: #709fb0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#257990",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 121,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.897,
"s": 59.116,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53702,
"c": 0.08517,
"h": 220.1
},
"luminance": 0.16082
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#257990
secondary
#B96C57
accent
#6745E2
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#080E10
muted
#7B7E7F