#255C79#255C79

#255C79 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.074 H 234.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255C79
RGB	rgb(37, 92, 121)
HSL	hsl(201, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(201, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 24%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.79, -8.07, -21.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.79, 23.13, 249.57°)
OKLab	oklab(45.16% -0.0428 -0.0608)
OKLCH	oklch(45.16% 0.074 234.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.0399, 9.4272, 19.4814)
Luminance	0.0943 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#255C79 #794225

analogous

#25796C #255C79 #253279

triadic

#255C79 #79255C #5C7925

tetradic

#255C79 #6C2579 #794225 #327925

square

#255C79 #6C2579 #794225 #327925

split-complementary

#255C79 #792532 #796C25

monochromatic

#08151B #17384A #255C79 #3380A8 #4F9FC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#255C79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#255C79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255C79

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255C79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255C79	1.00	7.28	2.89	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E5B7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#435379

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006466

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255c79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 92, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.074 234.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a8a9f',
    500: '#255c79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255c79;
$custom-light: #6a8a9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255c79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.714,
    "s": 53.165,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45155,
    "c": 0.07438,
    "h": 234.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255C79

secondary

#AB6F4E

accent

#7D4BDD

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#ECF0F2

border

#C7CBCC

text

#070B0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #255C79

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

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