#255E71#255E71

#255E71 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.066 H 223.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255E71
RGB	rgb(37, 94, 113)
HSL	hsl(195, 51%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(195, 67%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 16.8%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.10, -12.09, -16.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.10, 20.28, 233.39°)
OKLab	oklab(45.28% -0.0483 -0.0454)
OKLCH	oklch(45.28% 0.066 223.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.7451, 9.5902, 17.0625)
Luminance	0.0959 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255E71 #713825

analogous

#25715E #255E71 #253871

triadic

#255E71 #71255E #5E7125

tetradic

#255E71 #5E2571 #713825 #387125

square

#255E71 #5E2571 #713825 #387125

split-complementary

#255E71 #712538 #715E25

monochromatic

#081317 #163843 #255E71 #34849F #4CA6C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#255E71 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#255E71 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255E71

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255E71	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255E71	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535C72

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#485471

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006464

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255e71;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.066 223.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#698b99',
    500: '#255e71',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255e71;
$custom-light: #698b99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255e71",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 50.667,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45281,
    "c": 0.06628,
    "h": 223.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09591
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255E71

secondary

#A4634E

accent

#714EDA

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #255E71

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

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