#255E7A#255E7A
#255E7A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.074 H 233.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #255E7A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 94, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 53%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 70%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.7%, 23%, 0%, 52.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.49, -8.92, -21.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.49, 23.01, 247.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.72% -0.0447 -0.0595) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.72% 0.074 233.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2771, 9.8030, 19.8645) |
| Luminance | 0.0980 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 4.44
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 5.40
Deep Sea Blue
#015482
ΔE00 6.14
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 7.00
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 7.17
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 7.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#255E7A #7A4125
analogous
#257A6B #255E7A #25337A
triadic
#255E7A #7A255E #5E7A25
tetradic
#255E7A #6B257A #7A4125 #337A25
square
#255E7A #6B257A #7A4125 #337A25
split-complementary
#255E7A #7A2533 #7A6B25
monochromatic
#09161C #173A4B #255E7A #3382A9 #50A2CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.09
#255E7A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.96
#255E7A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #255E7A
7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##255E7A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##255E7A | 1.00 | 7.09 | 2.96 | 7.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#505D7B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#45547A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006567
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #255e7a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.074 233.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6a8ba0',
500: '#255e7a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #255e7a; $custom-light: #6a8ba0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#255e7a",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 94,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.765,
"s": 53.459,
"l": 31.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45721,
"c": 0.0744,
"h": 233.1
},
"luminance": 0.09804
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#255E7A
secondary
#AC6D4E
accent
#7B4BDD
background
#F6F8F9
surface
#ECF0F2
border
#C7CBCC
text
#070C0E
muted
#7A7D7E