#255072#255072

#255072 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.074 H 244.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255072
RGB	rgb(37, 80, 114)
HSL	hsl(206, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(206, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 29.8%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.58, -3.18, -23.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.58, 24.11, 262.42°)
OKLab	oklab(41.71% -0.0316 -0.0674)
OKLCH	oklch(41.71% 0.074 244.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.6677, 7.3449, 16.9826)
Luminance	0.0735 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255072 #724725

analogous

#25726E #255072 #252972

triadic

#255072 #722550 #507225

tetradic

#255072 #6E2572 #724725 #297225

square

#255072 #6E2572 #724725 #297225

split-complementary

#255072 #722529 #726E25

monochromatic

#071017 #163044 #255072 #3470A0 #4C90C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.50

#255072 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#255072 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255072

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255072	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255072	1.00	8.50	2.47	8.50
#FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#415174

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#364971

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00585C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255072;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 80, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.074 244.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#68809a',
    500: '#255072',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255072;
$custom-light: #68809a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255072",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.494,
    "s": 50.993,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41705,
    "c": 0.07443,
    "h": 244.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255072

secondary

#A5744E

accent

#8C4DDA

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEEF2

border

#C6C9CC

text

#070A0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #255072

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

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