#255C87#255C87

#255C87 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.091 H 245.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255C87
RGB	rgb(37, 92, 135)
HSL	hsl(206, 57%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(206, 73%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.6%, 31.9%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.47, -2.92, -29.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.47, 29.32, 264.29°)
OKLab	oklab(45.92% -0.0379 -0.0826)
OKLCH	oklch(45.92% 0.091 245.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.9616, 9.7959, 24.3355)
Luminance	0.0980 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255C87 #875025

analogous

#258781 #255C87 #252B87

triadic

#255C87 #87255C #5C8725

tetradic

#255C87 #812587 #875025 #2B8725

square

#255C87 #812587 #875025 #2B8725

split-complementary

#255C87 #87252B #878125

monochromatic

#0B1B27 #183B57 #255C87 #327DB7 #569BD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#255C87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#255C87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255C87

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255C87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255C87	1.00	7.10	2.96	7.10
#FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#495D89

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5486

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00666B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255c87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 92, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.091 245.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c89aa',
    500: '#255c87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255c87;
$custom-light: #6c89aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255c87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.327,
    "s": 56.977,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45917,
    "c": 0.09085,
    "h": 245.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255C87

secondary

#B57E53

accent

#8B48E0

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080B10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255C87

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

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