#255178#255178

#255178 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.081 H 247.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255178
RGB	rgb(37, 81, 120)
HSL	hsl(208, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(208, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.2%, 32.5%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.21, -1.58, -26.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.21, 26.70, 266.60°)
OKLab	oklab(42.3% -0.0308 -0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(42.3% 0.081 247.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.0943, 7.6335, 18.8652)
Luminance	0.0763 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255178 #784C25

analogous

#257875 #255178 #252778

triadic

#255178 #782551 #517825

tetradic

#255178 #752578 #784C25 #277825

square

#255178 #752578 #784C25 #277825

split-complementary

#255178 #782527 #787525

monochromatic

#08121A #173149 #255178 #3371A7 #4F8FC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.31

#255178 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#255178 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255178

8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255178	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255178	1.00	8.31	2.53	8.31
#FFFFFF	8.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#40537A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#344B77

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255178;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 81, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.081 247.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69819f',
    500: '#255178',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255178;
$custom-light: #69819f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255178",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.193,
    "s": 52.866,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42301,
    "c": 0.08141,
    "h": 247.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07634
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255178

secondary

#AA7A4E

accent

#904CDC

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEEF2

border

#C6C9CC

text

#070A0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #255178

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

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