#255B96#255B96

#255B96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.112 H 253.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255B96
RGB	rgb(37, 91, 150)
HSL	hsl(211, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(211, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 39.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.98, 3.43, -37.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.98, 37.61, 275.23°)
OKLab	oklab(46.58% -0.0325 -0.1068)
OKLCH	oklch(46.58% 0.112 253)
XYZ	xyz(10.0070, 10.0764, 30.2658)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#255B96 #966025

analogous

#259496 #255B96 #272596

triadic

#255B96 #96255B #5B9625

tetradic

#255B96 #962594 #966025 #259627

square

#255B96 #962594 #966025 #259627

split-complementary

#255B96 #962725 #949625

monochromatic

#0D1F34 #193D65 #255B96 #3179C7 #5E98D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#255B96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#255B96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255B96

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255B96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255B96	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F5F98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5595

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255b96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 91, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.112 253.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f89b5',
    500: '#255b96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255b96;
$custom-light: #6f89b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255b96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.327,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4658,
    "c": 0.11164,
    "h": 253
  },
  "luminance": 0.10077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255B96

secondary

#BC8E5B

accent

#9744E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255B96

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

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