#255B95#255B95

#255B95 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.110 H 252.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255B95
RGB	rgb(37, 91, 149)
HSL	hsl(211, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(211, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 38.9%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.92, 3.04, -36.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.92, 37.07, 274.71°)
OKLab	oklab(46.52% -0.0328 -0.1053)
OKLCH	oklch(46.52% 0.11 252.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.9268, 10.0443, 29.8435)
Luminance	0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#255B95 #955F25

analogous

#259395 #255B95 #272595

triadic

#255B95 #95255B #5B9525

tetradic

#255B95 #952593 #955F25 #259527

square

#255B95 #952593 #955F25 #259527

split-complementary

#255B95 #952725 #939525

monochromatic

#0D1F33 #193D64 #255B95 #3179C6 #5E98D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#255B95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#255B95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255B95

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255B95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255B95	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#405F97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5594

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255b95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 91, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.110 252.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f89b4',
    500: '#255b95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255b95;
$custom-light: #6f89b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255b95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.071,
    "s": 60.215,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46517,
    "c": 0.11028,
    "h": 252.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255B95

secondary

#BC8D5A

accent

#9744E3

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255B95

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

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