#255C7C#255C7C

#255C7C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.078 H 237.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255C7C
RGB	rgb(37, 92, 124)
HSL	hsl(202, 54%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(202, 70%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.2%, 25.8%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.93, -6.99, -23.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.93, 24.33, 253.31°)
OKLab	oklab(45.31% -0.0417 -0.0655)
OKLCH	oklch(45.31% 0.078 237.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.2268, 9.5020, 20.4654)
Luminance	0.0950 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255C7C #7C4525

analogous

#257C71 #255C7C #25317C

triadic

#255C7C #7C255C #5C7C25

tetradic

#255C7C #71257C #7C4525 #317C25

square

#255C7C #71257C #7C4525 #317C25

split-complementary

#255C7C #7C2531 #7C7125

monochromatic

#09161E #17394D #255C7C #337FAB #509ECB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#255C7C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#255C7C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255C7C

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255C7C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255C7C	1.00	7.24	2.90	7.24
#FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D5C7D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#41537B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006467

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255c7c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 92, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.078 237.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b8aa2',
    500: '#255c7c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255c7c;
$custom-light: #6b8aa2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255c7c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.069,
    "s": 54.037,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45311,
    "c": 0.07766,
    "h": 237.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255C7C

secondary

#AE724F

accent

#804ADD

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#ECF0F2

border

#C7CBCC

text

#070B0F

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #255C7C

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

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