#255281#255281

#255281 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.093 H 251.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255281
RGB	rgb(37, 82, 129)
HSL	hsl(211, 55%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(211, 71%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 36.4%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.01, 1.18, -30.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.01, 30.99, 272.19°)
OKLab	oklab(43.09% -0.0291 -0.0879)
OKLCH	oklch(43.09% 0.093 251.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.7412, 8.0121, 21.9031)
Luminance	0.0801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255281 #815425

analogous

#258081 #255281 #262581

triadic

#255281 #812552 #528125

tetradic

#255281 #812580 #815425 #258126

square

#255281 #812580 #815425 #258126

split-complementary

#255281 #812625 #808125

monochromatic

#0A1622 #173451 #255281 #3370B1 #538FCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#255281 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#255281 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255281

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255281	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255281	1.00	8.07	2.60	8.07
#FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D5583

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#304C80

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255281;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 82, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.093 251.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b82a6',
    500: '#255281',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255281;
$custom-light: #6b82a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255281",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.652,
    "s": 55.422,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43088,
    "c": 0.09263,
    "h": 251.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255281

secondary

#B28250

accent

#9649DF

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF4

border

#C7C9CE

text

#070A0F

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255281

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

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