#255170#255170

#255170 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.071 H 241.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255170
RGB	rgb(37, 81, 112)
HSL	hsl(205, 50%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(205, 67%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(67%, 27.7%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.80, -4.55, -22.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.80, 22.76, 258.46°)
OKLab	oklab(41.85% -0.0335 -0.0627)
OKLCH	oklch(41.85% 0.071 241.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.6289, 7.4474, 16.4142)
Luminance	0.0745 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255170 #704425

analogous

#25706A #255170 #252C70

triadic

#255170 #702551 #517025

tetradic

#255170 #6A2570 #704425 #2C7025

square

#255170 #6A2570 #704425 #2C7025

split-complementary

#255170 #70252C #706A25

monochromatic

#081117 #163042 #255170 #34729E #4C92C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#255170 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#255170 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255170

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255170	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255170	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#435171

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#394A6F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00595C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255170;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 81, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.071 241.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#688199',
    500: '#255170',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255170;
$custom-light: #688199;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255170",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.8,
    "s": 50.336,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4185,
    "c": 0.07111,
    "h": 241.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255170

secondary

#A3714E

accent

#884EDA

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEEF2

border

#C6C9CC

text

#070A0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #255170

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

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