#255CA2#255CA2

#255CA2 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.127 H 256.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#255CA2
RGBrgb(37, 92, 162)
HSLhsl(214, 63%, 39%)
HSVhsv(214, 77%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(77.2%, 43.2%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LABlab(38.99, 7.43, -43.03)
CIE-LCHlch(38.99, 43.66, 279.79°)
OKLaboklab(47.6% -0.0307 -0.1231)
OKLCHoklch(47.6% 0.127 256)
XYZxyz(11.1093, 10.6550, 35.6465)
Luminance0.1066 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#255CA2 #A26B25
analogous
#259BA2 #255CA2 #2D25A2
triadic
#255CA2 #A2255C #5CA225
tetradic
#255CA2 #A2259B #A26B25 #25A22D
square
#255CA2 #A2259B #A26B25 #25A22D
split-complementary
#255CA2 #A22D25 #9BA225
monochromatic
#0E233E #1A4070 #255CA2 #3479D1 #659ADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71
#255CA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13
#255CA2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255CA2
6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##255CA2#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##255CA21.006.713.136.71
#FFFFFF6.711.0021.001.00
#0000003.1321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.711.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#3962A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2357A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006D77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #255ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 92, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.127 256.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7289be',
    500: '#255ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #255ca2;
$custom-light: #7289be;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#255ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.6,
    "s": 62.814,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.476,
    "c": 0.12688,
    "h": 256
  },
  "luminance": 0.10656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#255CA2
secondary
#C29761
accent
#9E42E6
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDF0F7
border
#C8CBD0
text
#090B12
muted
#7B7C81

Preview Lab

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#255CA2 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva