#255D8E#255D8E

#255D8E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.099 H 248.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255D8E
RGB	rgb(37, 93, 142)
HSL	hsl(208, 59%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(208, 74%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.9%, 34.5%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.15, -0.91, -32.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.15, 32.37, 268.40°)
OKLab	oklab(46.57% -0.0367 -0.0918)
OKLCH	oklch(46.57% 0.099 248.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.5579, 10.1739, 27.0460)
Luminance	0.1017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255D8E #8E5625

analogous

#258E8A #255D8E #25298E

triadic

#255D8E #8E255D #5D8E25

tetradic

#255D8E #8A258E #8E5625 #298E25

square

#255D8E #8A258E #8E5625 #298E25

split-complementary

#255D8E #8E2529 #8E8A25

monochromatic

#0C1D2D #183D5D #255D8E #327DBF #5A9BD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#255D8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#255D8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255D8E

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255D8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255D8E	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#475F90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#38558D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00696F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255d8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 93, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.099 248.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e8aaf',
    500: '#255d8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255d8e;
$custom-light: #6e8aaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255d8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208,
    "s": 58.659,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46571,
    "c": 0.09891,
    "h": 248.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255D8E

secondary

#B98456

accent

#8F46E2

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080B10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255D8E

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

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