#255D97#255D97

#255D97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.111 H 252.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255D97
RGB	rgb(37, 93, 151)
HSL	hsl(211, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(211, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 38.4%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.65, 2.53, -37.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.65, 37.08, 273.91°)
OKLab	oklab(47.12% -0.0342 -0.1054)
OKLCH	oklch(47.12% 0.111 252)
XYZ	xyz(10.2611, 10.4552, 30.7494)
Luminance	0.1046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255D97 #975F25

analogous

#259697 #255D97 #262597

triadic

#255D97 #97255D #5D9725

tetradic

#255D97 #972596 #975F25 #259726

square

#255D97 #972596 #975F25 #259726

split-complementary

#255D97 #972625 #969725

monochromatic

#0D2035 #193F66 #255D97 #317BC8 #5F9AD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#255D97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#255D97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255D97

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255D97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255D97	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#426199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315696

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255d97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 93, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.111 252.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#708ab6',
    500: '#255d97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255d97;
$custom-light: #708ab6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255d97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.526,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47121,
    "c": 0.11083,
    "h": 252
  },
  "luminance": 0.10456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255D97

secondary

#BD8D5B

accent

#9544E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255D97

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

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