#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
RGBrgb(37, 92, 153)
HSLhsl(212, 61%, 37%)
HSVhsv(212, 76%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(75.8%, 39.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LABlab(38.46, 3.94, -38.50)
CIE-LCHlch(38.46, 38.70, 275.85°)
OKLaboklab(47.01% -0.0327 -0.1098)
OKLCHoklch(47.01% 0.115 253.4)
XYZxyz(10.3377, 10.3463, 31.5830)
Luminance0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

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
##255C991.006.843.076.84
#FFFFFF6.841.0021.001.00
#0000003.0721.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.841.0021.001.00

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

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#255C99 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva