#255B98#255B98

#255B98 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.114 H 253.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255B98
RGB	rgb(37, 91, 152)
HSL	hsl(212, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(212, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 40.1%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.09, 4.20, -38.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.09, 38.70, 276.23°)
OKLab	oklab(46.71% -0.032 -0.1098)
OKLCH	oklch(46.71% 0.114 253.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.1694, 10.1413, 31.1212)
Luminance	0.1014 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#255B98 #986225

analogous

#259598 #255B98 #282598

triadic

#255B98 #98255B #5B9825

tetradic

#255B98 #982595 #986225 #259828

square

#255B98 #982595 #986225 #259828

split-complementary

#255B98 #982825 #959825

monochromatic

#0D2036 #193E67 #255B98 #3178C9 #5F98D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#255B98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#255B98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255B98

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255B98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255B98	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E5F9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C5597

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006972

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255b98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 91, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.114 253.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7089b7',
    500: '#255b98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255b98;
$custom-light: #7089b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255b98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.826,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46708,
    "c": 0.11436,
    "h": 253.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255B98

secondary

#BD8F5C

accent

#9944E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255B98

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

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