#255AA2#255AA2

#255AA2 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.129 H 257.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255AA2
RGB	rgb(37, 90, 162)
HSL	hsl(215, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(215, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.2%, 44.4%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.40, 8.73, -43.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.40, 44.84, 281.23°)
OKLab	oklab(47.14% -0.0289 -0.126)
OKLCH	oklch(47.14% 0.129 257.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.9383, 10.3130, 35.5895)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255AA2 #A26D25

analogous

#2599A2 #255AA2 #2F25A2

triadic

#255AA2 #A2255A #5AA225

tetradic

#255AA2 #A22599 #A26D25 #25A22F

square

#255AA2 #A22599 #A26D25 #25A22F

split-complementary

#255AA2 #A22F25 #99A225

monochromatic

#0E233E #1A3E70 #255AA2 #3476D1 #6598DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#255AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#255AA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255AA2

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255AA2	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3661A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D55A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 90, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.129 257.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7288be',
    500: '#255aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255aa2;
$custom-light: #7288be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.56,
    "s": 62.814,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47139,
    "c": 0.12923,
    "h": 257.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255AA2

secondary

#C29961

accent

#A042E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF7

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #255AA2

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

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