#255B97#255B97

#255B97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.113 H 253.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255B97
RGB	rgb(37, 91, 151)
HSL	hsl(212, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(212, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 39.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.04, 3.81, -37.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.04, 38.16, 275.74°)
OKLab	oklab(46.64% -0.0323 -0.1083)
OKLCH	oklch(46.64% 0.113 253.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.0879, 10.1087, 30.6917)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255B97 #976125

analogous

#259497 #255B97 #282597

triadic

#255B97 #97255B #5B9725

tetradic

#255B97 #972594 #976125 #259728

square

#255B97 #972594 #976125 #259728

split-complementary

#255B97 #972825 #949725

monochromatic

#0D2035 #193D66 #255B97 #3179C8 #5F98D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#255B97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#255B97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255B97

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255B97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255B97	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F5F99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5596

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255b97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 91, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.113 253.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7089b6',
    500: '#255b97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255b97;
$custom-light: #7089b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255b97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.579,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46644,
    "c": 0.113,
    "h": 253.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255B97

secondary

#BD8E5B

accent

#9844E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255B97

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

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