#255C8D#255C8D
#255C8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.099 H 248.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #255C8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 92, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 58%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 74%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.8%, 34.8%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.79, -0.65, -32.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.79, 32.33, 268.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.27% -0.036 -0.0918) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.27% 0.099 248.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.3960, 9.9697, 26.6233) |
| Luminance | 0.0997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 1.61
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.26
Deep Sea Blue
#015482
ΔE00 3.78
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.82
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.06
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#255C8D #8D5625
analogous
#258D8A #255C8D #25288D
triadic
#255C8D #8D255C #5C8D25
tetradic
#255C8D #8A258D #8D5625 #288D25
square
#255C8D #8A258D #8D5625 #288D25
split-complementary
#255C8D #8D2528 #8D8A25
monochromatic
#0C1D2C #183C5D #255C8D #327CBD #599AD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.01
#255C8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#255C8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #255C8D
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##255C8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##255C8D | 1.00 | 7.01 | 2.99 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#465E8F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#37558C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00686E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #255c8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 92, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.099 248.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6e89ae',
500: '#255c8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #255c8d; $custom-light: #6e89ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#255c8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 92,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.269,
"s": 58.427,
"l": 34.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46267,
"c": 0.09858,
"h": 248.6
},
"luminance": 0.09971
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#255C8D
secondary
#B88456
accent
#8F46E2
background
#F7F8FA
surface
#EDF0F4
border
#C8CBCE
text
#080B10
muted
#7B7C7F