#255C96#255C96

#255C96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.111 H 252.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255C96
RGB	rgb(37, 92, 150)
HSL	hsl(211, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(211, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 38.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.28, 2.79, -36.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.28, 37.08, 274.31°)
OKLab	oklab(46.82% -0.0335 -0.1053)
OKLCH	oklch(46.82% 0.111 252.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.0931, 10.2485, 30.2945)
Luminance	0.1025 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#255C96 #965F25

analogous

#259596 #255C96 #262596

triadic

#255C96 #96255C #5C9625

tetradic

#255C96 #962595 #965F25 #259626

square

#255C96 #962595 #965F25 #259626

split-complementary

#255C96 #962625 #959625

monochromatic

#0D2034 #193E65 #255C96 #317AC7 #5E99D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#255C96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#255C96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255C96

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255C96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255C96	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#416098

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305595

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255c96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 92, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.111 252.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f89b5',
    500: '#255c96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255c96;
$custom-light: #6f89b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255c96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.796,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46819,
    "c": 0.11055,
    "h": 252.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1025
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255C96

secondary

#BC8D5B

accent

#9644E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255C96

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

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