#255C99#255C99

#255C99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.115 H 253.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255C99
RGB	rgb(37, 92, 153)
HSL	hsl(212, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(212, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 39.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.46, 3.94, -38.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.46, 38.70, 275.85°)
OKLab	oklab(47.01% -0.0327 -0.1098)
OKLCH	oklch(47.01% 0.115 253.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.3377, 10.3463, 31.5830)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255C99 #996225

analogous

#259699 #255C99 #282599

triadic

#255C99 #99255C #5C9925

tetradic

#255C99 #992596 #996225 #259928

square

#255C99 #992596 #996225 #259928

split-complementary

#255C99 #992825 #969925

monochromatic

#0D2136 #193E68 #255C99 #317ACA #6099D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#255C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#255C99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255C99

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255C99	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F609B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5698

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 92, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.115 253.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7089b7',
    500: '#255c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255c99;
$custom-light: #7089b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.552,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47009,
    "c": 0.11461,
    "h": 253.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10348
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255C99

secondary

#BE8F5C

accent

#9844E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255C99

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

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