#255A97#255A97

#255A97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.114 H 254.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255A97
RGB	rgb(37, 90, 151)
HSL	hsl(212, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(212, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 40.4%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.73, 4.46, -38.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.73, 38.71, 276.62°)
OKLab	oklab(46.41% -0.0313 -0.1097)
OKLCH	oklch(46.41% 0.114 254.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.0030, 9.9389, 30.6634)
Luminance	0.0994 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255A97 #976225

analogous

#259397 #255A97 #292597

triadic

#255A97 #97255A #5A9725

tetradic

#255A97 #972593 #976225 #259729

square

#255A97 #972593 #976225 #259729

split-complementary

#255A97 #972925 #939725

monochromatic

#0D1F35 #193D66 #255A97 #3177C8 #5F97D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.03

#255A97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#255A97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255A97

7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255A97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255A97	1.00	7.03	2.99	7.03
#FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D5F99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5496

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006871

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255a97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 90, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.114 254.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7088b6',
    500: '#255a97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255a97;
$custom-light: #7088b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255a97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.105,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46406,
    "c": 0.11411,
    "h": 254.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0994
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255A97

secondary

#BD8F5B

accent

#9A44E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255A97

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

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