#255BA1#255BA1

#255BA1 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.127 H 256.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255BA1
RGB	rgb(37, 91, 161)
HSL	hsl(214, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(214, 77%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(77%, 43.5%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.63, 7.69, -43.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.63, 43.69, 280.14°)
OKLab	oklab(47.3% -0.03 -0.1231)
OKLCH	oklch(47.3% 0.127 256.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.9347, 10.4474, 35.1516)
Luminance	0.1045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255BA1 #A16B25

analogous

#2599A1 #255BA1 #2D25A1

triadic

#255BA1 #A1255B #5BA125

tetradic

#255BA1 #A12599 #A16B25 #25A12D

square

#255BA1 #A12599 #A16B25 #25A12D

split-complementary

#255BA1 #A12D25 #99A125

monochromatic

#0E233D #1A3F6F #255BA1 #3377D0 #6599DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#255BA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#255BA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255BA1

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255BA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255BA1	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3861A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2156A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255ba1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 91, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.127 256.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7288bd',
    500: '#255ba1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255ba1;
$custom-light: #7288bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255ba1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.871,
    "s": 62.626,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47302,
    "c": 0.12668,
    "h": 256.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10449
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255BA1

secondary

#C19761

accent

#9E42E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #255BA1

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

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