#255C82#255C82

#255C82 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.085 H 242.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255C82
RGB	rgb(37, 92, 130)
HSL	hsl(205, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(205, 72%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 29.2%, 0%, 49%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.22, -4.78, -26.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.22, 26.95, 259.78°)
OKLab	oklab(45.64% -0.0395 -0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(45.64% 0.085 242.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.6178, 9.6584, 22.5248)
Luminance	0.0966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255C82 #824B25

analogous

#258279 #255C82 #252D82

triadic

#255C82 #82255C #5C8225

tetradic

#255C82 #792582 #824B25 #2D8225

square

#255C82 #792582 #824B25 #2D8225

split-complementary

#255C82 #82252D #827925

monochromatic

#0A1923 #173A52 #255C82 #337EB2 #539CCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#255C82 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#255C82 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255C82

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255C82	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255C82	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B5D84

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E5481

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006569

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255c82;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 92, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.085 242.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c8aa6',
    500: '#255c82',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255c82;
$custom-light: #6c8aa6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255c82",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.516,
    "s": 55.689,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45635,
    "c": 0.08466,
    "h": 242.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09659
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255C82

secondary

#B27850

accent

#8649DF

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070B0F

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255C82

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

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