#255C83#255C83

#255C83 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.086 H 242.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255C83
RGB	rgb(37, 92, 131)
HSL	hsl(205, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(205, 72%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 29.8%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.27, -4.41, -27.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.27, 27.41, 260.74°)
OKLab	oklab(45.69% -0.0392 -0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(45.69% 0.086 242.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.6853, 9.6854, 22.8801)
Luminance	0.0969 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255C83 #834C25

analogous

#25837B #255C83 #252D83

triadic

#255C83 #83255C #5C8325

tetradic

#255C83 #7B2583 #834C25 #2D8325

square

#255C83 #7B2583 #834C25 #2D8325

split-complementary

#255C83 #83252D #837B25

monochromatic

#0A1924 #183A53 #255C83 #327EB3 #549CCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#255C83 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#255C83 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255C83

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255C83	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255C83	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A5D85

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5482

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00666A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255c83;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 92, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.086 242.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c8aa7',
    500: '#255c83',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255c83;
$custom-light: #6c8aa7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255c83",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.894,
    "s": 55.952,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45691,
    "c": 0.08588,
    "h": 242.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09686
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255C83

secondary

#B37A51

accent

#8749DF

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070B0F

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255C83

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

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