#255A85#255A85

#255A85 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.090 H 246.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255A85
RGB	rgb(37, 90, 133)
HSL	hsl(207, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(207, 72%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 32.3%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.74, -2.41, -29.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.74, 29.21, 265.26°)
OKLab	oklab(45.3% -0.0364 -0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(45.3% 0.09 246.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.6511, 9.3982, 23.5438)
Luminance	0.0940 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255A85 #855025

analogous

#258580 #255A85 #252A85

triadic

#255A85 #85255A #5A8525

tetradic

#255A85 #802585 #855025 #2A8525

square

#255A85 #802585 #855025 #2A8525

split-complementary

#255A85 #85252A #858025

monochromatic

#0A1925 #183A55 #255A85 #327AB5 #5599D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.29

#255A85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#255A85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255A85

7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255A85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255A85	1.00	7.29	2.88	7.29
#FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#475B87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395284

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006469

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255a85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 90, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.090 246.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c88a8',
    500: '#255a85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255a85;
$custom-light: #6c88a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255a85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.875,
    "s": 56.471,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45304,
    "c": 0.09009,
    "h": 246.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255A85

secondary

#B47E52

accent

#8C48E0

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECEFF4

border

#C7CACE

text

#080B0F

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255A85

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

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