#255169#255169

#255169 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.063 H 235.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255169
RGB	rgb(37, 81, 105)
HSL	hsl(201, 48%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(201, 65%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 22.9%, 0%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.47, -7.08, -18.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.47, 19.73, 248.96°)
OKLab	oklab(41.48% -0.0361 -0.0515)
OKLCH	oklch(41.48% 0.063 235)
XYZ	xyz(6.2542, 7.2975, 14.4408)
Luminance	0.0730 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255169 #693D25

analogous

#25695F #255169 #252F69

triadic

#255169 #692551 #516925

tetradic

#255169 #5F2569 #693D25 #2F6925

square

#255169 #5F2569 #693D25 #2F6925

split-complementary

#255169 #69252F #695F25

monochromatic

#081117 #152E3C #255169 #357496 #4995BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.54

#255169 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#255169 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255169

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255169	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255169	1.00	8.54	2.46	8.54
#FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46506A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C4969

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005759

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255169;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 81, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.063 235.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#678194',
    500: '#255169',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255169;
$custom-light: #678194;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255169",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.176,
    "s": 47.887,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4148,
    "c": 0.06296,
    "h": 235
  },
  "luminance": 0.07298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255169

secondary

#9C694E

accent

#8050D7

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEEF1

border

#C6C9CB

text

#060A0D

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #255169

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

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