#255D98#255D98

#255D98 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.112 H 252.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255D98
RGB	rgb(37, 93, 152)
HSL	hsl(211, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(211, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 38.8%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.70, 2.92, -37.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.70, 37.62, 274.44°)
OKLab	oklab(47.18% -0.034 -0.1069)
OKLCH	oklch(47.18% 0.112 252.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.3427, 10.4878, 31.1789)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#255D98 #986025

analogous

#259798 #255D98 #272598

triadic

#255D98 #98255D #5D9825

tetradic

#255D98 #982597 #986025 #259827

square

#255D98 #982597 #986025 #259827

split-complementary

#255D98 #982725 #979825

monochromatic

#0D2136 #193F67 #255D98 #317BC9 #5F9AD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#255D98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#255D98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255D98

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255D98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255D98	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#42619A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305697

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255d98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 93, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.112 252.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#708ab6',
    500: '#255d98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255d98;
$custom-light: #708ab6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255d98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.783,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47184,
    "c": 0.11216,
    "h": 252.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10489
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255D98

secondary

#BD8E5C

accent

#9644E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255D98

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

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