#255C80#255C80

#255C80 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.082 H 240.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255C80
RGB	rgb(37, 92, 128)
HSL	hsl(204, 55%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(204, 71%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 28.1%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.12, -5.52, -25.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.12, 26.05, 257.76°)
OKLab	oklab(45.53% -0.0402 -0.0718)
OKLCH	oklch(45.53% 0.082 240.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.4849, 9.6052, 21.8247)
Luminance	0.0961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255C80 #804925

analogous

#258077 #255C80 #252F80

triadic

#255C80 #80255C #5C8025

tetradic

#255C80 #772580 #804925 #2F8025

square

#255C80 #772580 #804925 #2F8025

split-complementary

#255C80 #80252F #807725

monochromatic

#0A1821 #173A51 #255C80 #337EAF #529DCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.19

#255C80 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#255C80 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255C80

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255C80	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255C80	1.00	7.19	2.92	7.19
#FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B5C82

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F537F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006568

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255c80;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 92, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.082 240.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b8aa5',
    500: '#255c80',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255c80;
$custom-light: #6b8aa5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255c80",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.736,
    "s": 55.152,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45526,
    "c": 0.08227,
    "h": 240.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255C80

secondary

#B17650

accent

#8449DE

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070B0F

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255C80

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

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