#255BA2#255BA2

#255BA2 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.128 H 256.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255BA2
RGB	rgb(37, 91, 162)
HSL	hsl(214, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(214, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.2%, 43.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.70, 8.08, -43.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.70, 44.25, 280.52°)
OKLab	oklab(47.37% -0.0298 -0.1245)
OKLCH	oklch(47.37% 0.128 256.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.0232, 10.4829, 35.6178)
Luminance	0.1048 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255BA2 #A26C25

analogous

#259AA2 #255BA2 #2E25A2

triadic

#255BA2 #A2255B #5BA225

tetradic

#255BA2 #A2259A #A26C25 #25A22E

square

#255BA2 #A2259A #A26C25 #25A22E

split-complementary

#255BA2 #A22E25 #9AA225

monochromatic

#0E233E #1A3F70 #255BA2 #3477D1 #6599DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#255BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#255BA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255BA2

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255BA2	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3861A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2056A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 91, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.128 256.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7288be',
    500: '#255ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255ba2;
$custom-light: #7288be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.08,
    "s": 62.814,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47369,
    "c": 0.12805,
    "h": 256.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255BA2

secondary

#C29861

accent

#9F42E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF7

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #255BA2

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

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