#255C71#255C71

#255C71 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.067 H 226.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255C71
RGB	rgb(37, 92, 113)
HSL	hsl(197, 51%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(197, 67%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 18.6%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.44, -10.92, -17.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.44, 20.45, 237.73°)
OKLab	oklab(44.76% -0.046 -0.0483)
OKLCH	oklch(44.76% 0.067 226.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.5695, 9.2391, 17.0040)
Luminance	0.0924 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255C71 #713A25

analogous

#257160 #255C71 #253671

triadic

#255C71 #71255C #5C7125

tetradic

#255C71 #602571 #713A25 #367125

square

#255C71 #602571 #713A25 #367125

split-complementary

#255C71 #712536 #716025

monochromatic

#081317 #163643 #255C71 #34829F #4CA3C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.37

#255C71 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#255C71 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255C71

7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255C71	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255C71	1.00	7.37	2.85	7.37
#FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515A72

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#465271

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006263

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255c71;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 92, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.067 226.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#698a99',
    500: '#255c71',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255c71;
$custom-light: #698a99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255c71",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.579,
    "s": 50.667,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44756,
    "c": 0.06666,
    "h": 226.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255C71

secondary

#A4664E

accent

#744EDA

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070B0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #255C71

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

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