#255079#255079

#255079 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.084 H 249.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255079
RGB	rgb(37, 80, 121)
HSL	hsl(209, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(209, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 33.9%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.94, -0.56, -27.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.94, 27.70, 268.84°)
OKLab	oklab(42.11% -0.0293 -0.0784)
OKLCH	oklch(42.11% 0.084 249.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.0815, 7.5104, 19.1619)
Luminance	0.0751 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255079 #794E25

analogous

#257978 #255079 #252679

triadic

#255079 #792550 #507925

tetradic

#255079 #782579 #794E25 #267925

square

#255079 #782579 #794E25 #267925

split-complementary

#255079 #792526 #797825

monochromatic

#08121B #17314A #255079 #336FA8 #4F8EC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.39

#255079 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#255079 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255079

8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255079	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255079	1.00	8.39	2.50	8.39
#FFFFFF	8.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E527B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#324A78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255079;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 80, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.084 249.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a80a0',
    500: '#255079',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255079;
$custom-light: #6a80a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255079",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.286,
    "s": 53.165,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42109,
    "c": 0.08372,
    "h": 249.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255079

secondary

#AB7C4E

accent

#924BDD

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEEF2

border

#C6C9CC

text

#070A0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #255079

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

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