#255C98#255C98

#255C98 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.113 H 253.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255C98
RGB	rgb(37, 92, 152)
HSL	hsl(211, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(211, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 39.5%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.40, 3.56, -37.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.40, 38.16, 275.35°)
OKLab	oklab(46.95% -0.033 -0.1083)
OKLCH	oklch(46.95% 0.113 253.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.2555, 10.3134, 31.1499)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#255C98 #986125

analogous

#259698 #255C98 #272598

triadic

#255C98 #98255C #5C9825

tetradic

#255C98 #982596 #986125 #259827

square

#255C98 #982596 #986125 #259827

split-complementary

#255C98 #982725 #969825

monochromatic

#0D2036 #193E67 #255C98 #317AC9 #5F99D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#255C98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#255C98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255C98

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255C98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255C98	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#40609A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5697

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255c98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 92, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.113 253.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7089b6',
    500: '#255c98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255c98;
$custom-light: #7089b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255c98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.304,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46945,
    "c": 0.11325,
    "h": 253.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255C98

secondary

#BD8F5C

accent

#9744E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255C98

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

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