#255C97#255C97

#255C97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.112 H 252.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255C97
RGB	rgb(37, 92, 151)
HSL	hsl(211, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(211, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 39.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.34, 3.17, -37.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.34, 37.62, 274.84°)
OKLab	oklab(46.88% -0.0332 -0.1068)
OKLCH	oklch(46.88% 0.112 252.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.1739, 10.2808, 30.7204)
Luminance	0.1028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255C97 #976025

analogous

#259597 #255C97 #272597

triadic

#255C97 #97255C #5C9725

tetradic

#255C97 #972595 #976025 #259727

square

#255C97 #972595 #976025 #259727

split-complementary

#255C97 #972725 #959725

monochromatic

#0D2035 #193E66 #255C97 #317AC8 #5F99D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#255C97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#255C97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255C97

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255C97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255C97	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#416099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5596

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255c97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 92, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.112 252.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7089b6',
    500: '#255c97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255c97;
$custom-light: #7089b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255c97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.053,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46882,
    "c": 0.1119,
    "h": 252.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255C97

secondary

#BD8E5B

accent

#9744E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255C97

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

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