#255171#255171
#255171 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.072 H 242.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #255171 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 81, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 51%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 67%, 44%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.3%, 28.3%, 0%, 55.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.85, -4.18, -22.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.85, 23.23, 259.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.91% -0.0331 -0.0643) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.91% 0.072 242.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.6849, 7.4698, 16.7091) |
| Luminance | 0.0747 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deep Sea Blue
#015482
ΔE00 3.37
Dark Slate Blue
#214761
ΔE00 3.70
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 3.94
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.91
Dark Grey Blue
#29465B
ΔE00 4.97
Prussian Blue
#004577
ΔE00 5.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#255171 #714525
analogous
#25716B #255171 #252B71
triadic
#255171 #712551 #517125
tetradic
#255171 #6B2571 #714525 #2B7125
square
#255171 #6B2571 #714525 #2B7125
split-complementary
#255171 #71252B #716B25
monochromatic
#081117 #163043 #255171 #34729F #4C92C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.42
#255171 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.49
#255171 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #255171
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##255171 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##255171 | 1.00 | 8.42 | 2.49 | 8.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#435172
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#384A70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00595C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #255171; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 81, 113); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.072 242.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#68819a',
500: '#255171',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #255171; $custom-light: #68819a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#255171",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 81,
"b": 113
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.263,
"s": 50.667,
"l": 29.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41905,
"c": 0.07235,
"h": 242.7
},
"luminance": 0.0747
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#255171
secondary
#A4724E
accent
#894EDA
background
#F6F7F9
surface
#EBEEF2
border
#C6C9CC
text
#070A0E
muted
#7A7C7E