#255172#255172

#255172 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.074 H 243.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255172
RGB	rgb(37, 81, 114)
HSL	hsl(206, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(206, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 28.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.90, -3.82, -23.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.90, 23.70, 260.74°)
OKLab	oklab(41.96% -0.0328 -0.0659)
OKLCH	oklch(41.96% 0.074 243.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.7415, 7.4924, 17.0072)
Luminance	0.0749 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255172 #724625

analogous

#25726C #255172 #252B72

triadic

#255172 #722551 #517225

tetradic

#255172 #6C2572 #724625 #2B7225

square

#255172 #6C2572 #724625 #2B7225

split-complementary

#255172 #72252B #726C25

monochromatic

#071017 #163044 #255172 #3472A0 #4C91C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#255172 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#255172 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255172

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255172	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255172	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#425273

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#384A71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00595C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255172;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 81, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.074 243.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#68819a',
    500: '#255172',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255172;
$custom-light: #68819a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255172",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.714,
    "s": 50.993,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4196,
    "c": 0.0736,
    "h": 243.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255172

secondary

#A5734E

accent

#8A4DDA

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEEF2

border

#C6C9CC

text

#070A0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #255172

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

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