#255AA0#255AA0

#255AA0 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.126 H 256.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255AA0
RGB	rgb(37, 90, 160)
HSL	hsl(214, 62%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(214, 77%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.9%, 43.7%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.27, 7.95, -42.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.27, 43.71, 280.48°)
OKLab	oklab(47% -0.0293 -0.123)
OKLCH	oklch(47% 0.126 256.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.7619, 10.2425, 34.6607)
Luminance	0.1024 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255AA0 #A06B25

analogous

#2597A0 #255AA0 #2D25A0

triadic

#255AA0 #A0255A #5AA025

tetradic

#255AA0 #A02597 #A06B25 #25A02D

square

#255AA0 #A02597 #A06B25 #25A02D

split-complementary

#255AA0 #A02D25 #97A025

monochromatic

#0E223D #1A3E6E #255AA0 #3276D0 #6497DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#255AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#255AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255AA0

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255AA0	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3760A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#20559F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 90, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.126 256.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7288bc',
    500: '#255aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255aa0;
$custom-light: #7288bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.146,
    "s": 62.437,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47003,
    "c": 0.12647,
    "h": 256.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255AA0

secondary

#C19760

accent

#9F42E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #255AA0

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

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