#255271#255271

#255271 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.072 H 241.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255271
RGB	rgb(37, 82, 113)
HSL	hsl(204, 51%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(204, 67%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 27.4%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.18, -4.82, -22.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.18, 22.85, 257.84°)
OKLab	oklab(42.16% -0.0343 -0.0628)
OKLCH	oklch(42.16% 0.072 241.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.7597, 7.6195, 16.7340)
Luminance	0.0762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255271 #714425

analogous

#25716A #255271 #252C71

triadic

#255271 #712552 #527125

tetradic

#255271 #6A2571 #714425 #2C7125

square

#255271 #6A2571 #714425 #2C7125

split-complementary

#255271 #71252C #716A25

monochromatic

#081117 #163143 #255271 #34739F #4C93C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.32

#255271 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#255271 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255271

8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255271	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255271	1.00	8.32	2.52	8.32
#FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#445272

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A4B70

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255271;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 82, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.072 241.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#68829a',
    500: '#255271',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255271;
$custom-light: #68829a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255271",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.474,
    "s": 50.667,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42161,
    "c": 0.07159,
    "h": 241.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255271

secondary

#A4714E

accent

#874EDA

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEEF2

border

#C6C9CC

text

#070A0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #255271

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

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