#255B85#255B85
#255B85 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.089 H 245.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #255B85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 91, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 56%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 72%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 31.6%, 0%, 47.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.06, -3.04, -28.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.06, 28.78, 263.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.55% -0.0375 -0.0809) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.55% 0.089 245.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.7361, 9.5680, 23.5722) |
| Luminance | 0.0957 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 2.29
Deep Sea Blue
#015482
ΔE00 2.95
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.80
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.06
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 4.20
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#255B85 #854F25
analogous
#25857F #255B85 #252B85
triadic
#255B85 #85255B #5B8525
tetradic
#255B85 #7F2585 #854F25 #2B8525
square
#255B85 #7F2585 #854F25 #2B8525
split-complementary
#255B85 #85252B #857F25
monochromatic
#0A1925 #183A55 #255B85 #327CB5 #559AD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.21
#255B85 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.91
#255B85 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #255B85
7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##255B85 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##255B85 | 1.00 | 7.21 | 2.91 | 7.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#485C87
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B5384
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00656A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #255b85; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 91, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.089 245.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c89a8',
500: '#255b85',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #255b85; $custom-light: #6c89a8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#255b85",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 91,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.25,
"s": 56.471,
"l": 33.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45553,
"c": 0.0892,
"h": 245.2
},
"luminance": 0.09569
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#255B85
secondary
#B47D52
accent
#8A48E0
background
#F6F8FA
surface
#ECF0F4
border
#C7CBCE
text
#080B0F
muted
#7B7C7F