#255BA0#255BA0

#255BA0 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.125 H 256.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255BA0
RGB	rgb(37, 91, 160)
HSL	hsl(214, 62%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(214, 77%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.9%, 43.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.57, 7.30, -42.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.57, 43.13, 279.75°)
OKLab	oklab(47.23% -0.0302 -0.1216)
OKLCH	oklch(47.23% 0.125 256.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.8469, 10.4123, 34.6890)
Luminance	0.1041 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255BA0 #A06A25

analogous

#2598A0 #255BA0 #2D25A0

triadic

#255BA0 #A0255B #5BA025

tetradic

#255BA0 #A02598 #A06A25 #25A02D

square

#255BA0 #A02598 #A06A25 #25A02D

split-complementary

#255BA0 #A02D25 #98A025

monochromatic

#0E223D #1A3F6E #255BA0 #3278D0 #6498DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#255BA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#255BA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255BA0

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255BA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255BA0	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3961A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#23569F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255ba0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 91, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.125 256.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7288bc',
    500: '#255ba0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255ba0;
$custom-light: #7288bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255ba0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.659,
    "s": 62.437,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47234,
    "c": 0.1253,
    "h": 256.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10414
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255BA0

secondary

#C19660

accent

#9E42E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #255BA0

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

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