#255D80#255D80

#255D80 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.082 H 239.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255D80
RGB	rgb(37, 93, 128)
HSL	hsl(203, 55%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(203, 71%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 27.3%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.44, -6.14, -24.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.44, 25.70, 256.19°)
OKLab	oklab(45.78% -0.0413 -0.0703)
OKLCH	oklch(45.78% 0.082 239.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.5721, 9.7796, 21.8538)
Luminance	0.0978 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255D80 #804825

analogous

#258076 #255D80 #252F80

triadic

#255D80 #80255D #5D8025

tetradic

#255D80 #762580 #804825 #2F8025

square

#255D80 #762580 #804825 #2F8025

split-complementary

#255D80 #80252F #807625

monochromatic

#0A1821 #173B51 #255D80 #337FAF #529ECD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#255D80 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#255D80 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255D80

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255D80	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255D80	1.00	7.10	2.96	7.10
#FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D5D82

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#40547F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006669

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255d80;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 93, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.082 239.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b8aa5',
    500: '#255d80',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255d80;
$custom-light: #6b8aa5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255d80",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.077,
    "s": 55.152,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45779,
    "c": 0.08156,
    "h": 239.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255D80

secondary

#B17550

accent

#8349DE

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070B0F

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255D80

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

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