#255A98#255A98

#255A98 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.115 H 254.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255A98
RGB	rgb(37, 90, 152)
HSL	hsl(212, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(212, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 40.8%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.79, 4.85, -38.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.79, 39.26, 277.09°)
OKLab	oklab(46.47% -0.0311 -0.1112)
OKLCH	oklch(46.47% 0.115 254.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.0845, 9.9715, 31.0929)
Luminance	0.0997 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255A98 #986325

analogous

#259498 #255A98 #2A2598

triadic

#255A98 #98255A #5A9825

tetradic

#255A98 #982594 #986325 #25982A

square

#255A98 #982594 #986325 #25982A

split-complementary

#255A98 #982A25 #949825

monochromatic

#0D2036 #193D67 #255A98 #3177C9 #5F97D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.01

#255A98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#255A98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255A98

7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255A98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255A98	1.00	7.01	2.99	7.01
#FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D5F9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255a98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 90, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.115 254.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7088b7',
    500: '#255a98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255a98;
$custom-light: #7088b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255a98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.348,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46471,
    "c": 0.11549,
    "h": 254.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09973
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255A98

secondary

#BD905C

accent

#9A44E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255A98

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

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