#255D8C#255D8C

#255D8C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.096 H 247.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255D8C
RGB	rgb(37, 93, 140)
HSL	hsl(207, 58%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(207, 74%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.6%, 33.6%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.05, -1.66, -31.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.05, 31.36, 266.96°)
OKLab	oklab(46.45% -0.0373 -0.0888)
OKLCH	oklch(46.45% 0.096 247.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.4091, 10.1144, 26.2623)
Luminance	0.1012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255D8C #8C5425

analogous

#258C88 #255D8C #25298C

triadic

#255D8C #8C255D #5D8C25

tetradic

#255D8C #88258C #8C5425 #298C25

square

#255D8C #88258C #8C5425 #298C25

split-complementary

#255D8C #8C2529 #8C8825

monochromatic

#0B1D2B #183D5C #255D8C #327DBC #589BD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#255D8C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#255D8C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255D8C

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255D8C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255D8C	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#485F8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#39558B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255d8c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 93, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.096 247.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d8aae',
    500: '#255d8c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255d8c;
$custom-light: #6d8aae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255d8c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.379,
    "s": 58.192,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46454,
    "c": 0.09632,
    "h": 247.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255D8C

secondary

#B88255

accent

#8D46E1

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080B10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255D8C

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

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