#255C9C#255C9C

#255C9C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.119 H 254.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255C9C
RGB	rgb(37, 92, 156)
HSL	hsl(212, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(212, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.3%, 41%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.63, 5.10, -40.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.63, 40.34, 277.26°)
OKLab	oklab(47.2% -0.032 -0.1143)
OKLCH	oklch(47.2% 0.119 254.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.5886, 10.4467, 32.9044)
Luminance	0.1045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255C9C #9C6525

analogous

#25979C #255C9C #2A259C

triadic

#255C9C #9C255C #5C9C25

tetradic

#255C9C #9C2597 #9C6525 #259C2A

square

#255C9C #9C2597 #9C6525 #259C2A

split-complementary

#255C9C #9C2A25 #979C25

monochromatic

#0E2239 #193F6B #255C9C #3179CD #6299DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#255C9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#255C9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255C9C

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255C9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255C9C	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D619F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A569B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255c9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 92, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.119 254.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7189b9',
    500: '#255c9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255c9c;
$custom-light: #7189b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255c9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.269,
    "s": 61.658,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47203,
    "c": 0.11869,
    "h": 254.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255C9C

secondary

#BF925E

accent

#9A43E5

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255C9C

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

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