#255978#255978

#255978 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.075 H 238.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255978
RGB	rgb(37, 89, 120)
HSL	hsl(202, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(202, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.2%, 25.8%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.78, -6.61, -22.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.78, 23.58, 253.73°)
OKLab	oklab(44.33% -0.0398 -0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(44.33% 0.075 238)
XYZ	xyz(7.7242, 8.8933, 19.0752)
Luminance	0.0889 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255978 #784425

analogous

#25786D #255978 #252F78

triadic

#255978 #782559 #597825

tetradic

#255978 #6D2578 #784425 #2F7825

square

#255978 #6D2578 #784425 #2F7825

split-complementary

#255978 #78252F #786D25

monochromatic

#08141A #173649 #255978 #337CA7 #4F9BC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#255978 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#255978 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255978

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255978	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255978	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B5979

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5177

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006164

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255978;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 89, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.075 238.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a879f',
    500: '#255978',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255978;
$custom-light: #6a879f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255978",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.41,
    "s": 52.866,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44332,
    "c": 0.07505,
    "h": 238
  },
  "luminance": 0.08894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255978

secondary

#AA714E

accent

#824CDC

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#ECEFF2

border

#C7CACC

text

#070B0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #255978

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

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