#255A99#255A99

#255A99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.117 H 254.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255A99
RGB	rgb(37, 90, 153)
HSL	hsl(213, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(213, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 41.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.85, 5.23, -39.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.85, 39.81, 277.55°)
OKLab	oklab(46.54% -0.0309 -0.1127)
OKLCH	oklch(46.54% 0.117 254.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.1668, 10.0044, 31.5260)
Luminance	0.1001 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#255A99 #996425

analogous

#259499 #255A99 #2A2599

triadic

#255A99 #99255A #5A9925

tetradic

#255A99 #992594 #996425 #25992A

square

#255A99 #992594 #996425 #25992A

split-complementary

#255A99 #992A25 #949925

monochromatic

#0D2036 #193D68 #255A99 #3177CA #6097D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.00

#255A99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

3.00

#255A99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255A99

7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255A99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255A99	1.00	7.00	3.00	7.00
#FFFFFF	7.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C5F9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#295498

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006972

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255a99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 90, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.117 254.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7088b7',
    500: '#255a99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255a99;
$custom-light: #7088b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255a99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.586,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46536,
    "c": 0.11685,
    "h": 254.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255A99

secondary

#BE915C

accent

#9B44E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255A99

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

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