#255279#255279

#255279 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.082 H 247.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255279
RGB	rgb(37, 82, 121)
HSL	hsl(208, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(208, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 32.2%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.58, -1.85, -26.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.58, 26.76, 266.04°)
OKLab	oklab(42.61% -0.0316 -0.0755)
OKLCH	oklch(42.61% 0.082 247.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.2301, 7.8076, 19.2114)
Luminance	0.0781 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255279 #794C25

analogous

#257976 #255279 #252879

triadic

#255279 #792552 #527925

tetradic

#255279 #762579 #794C25 #287925

square

#255279 #762579 #794C25 #287925

split-complementary

#255279 #792528 #797625

monochromatic

#08121B #17324A #255279 #3372A8 #4F91C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.20

#255279 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#255279 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255279

8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255279	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255279	1.00	8.20	2.56	8.20
#FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#41537B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#354B78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255279;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 82, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.082 247.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a82a0',
    500: '#255279',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255279;
$custom-light: #6a82a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255279",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.857,
    "s": 53.165,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4261,
    "c": 0.0818,
    "h": 247.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255279

secondary

#AB7A4E

accent

#8F4BDD

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEEF2

border

#C6C9CC

text

#070A0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #255279

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

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