#255B86#255B86
#255B86 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.090 H 245.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #255B86 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 91, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 57%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 72%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.4%, 32.1%, 0%, 47.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.11, -2.67, -29.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.11, 29.27, 264.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.61% -0.0371 -0.0825) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.61% 0.09 245.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.8055, 9.5958, 23.9377) |
| Luminance | 0.0960 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 2.10
Deep Sea Blue
#015482
ΔE00 3.01
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.72
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 3.96
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.28
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 4.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#255B86 #865025
analogous
#258680 #255B86 #252A86
triadic
#255B86 #86255B #5B8625
tetradic
#255B86 #802586 #865025 #2A8625
square
#255B86 #802586 #865025 #2A8625
split-complementary
#255B86 #86252A #868025
monochromatic
#0B1A26 #183A56 #255B86 #327CB6 #559AD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.19
#255B86 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.92
#255B86 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #255B86
7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##255B86 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##255B86 | 1.00 | 7.19 | 2.92 | 7.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#485C88
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3A5385
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00656A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #255b86; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 91, 134); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.090 245.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c89a9',
500: '#255b86',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #255b86; $custom-light: #6c89a9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#255b86",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 91,
"b": 134
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.598,
"s": 56.725,
"l": 33.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45611,
"c": 0.09047,
"h": 245.8
},
"luminance": 0.09597
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#255B86
secondary
#B47E52
accent
#8B48E0
background
#F6F8FA
surface
#ECF0F4
border
#C7CBCE
text
#080B10
muted
#7A7C7F