#255E7C#255E7C
#255E7C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.076 H 235.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #255E7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 94, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 54%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 70%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.2%, 24.2%, 0%, 51.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.58, -8.20, -22.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.58, 23.76, 249.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.82% -0.0439 -0.0626) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.82% 0.076 235) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4023, 9.8531, 20.5239) |
| Luminance | 0.0985 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 3.86
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 4.85
Deep Sea Blue
#015482
ΔE00 5.47
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.29
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 6.39
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 7.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#255E7C #7C4325
analogous
#257C6F #255E7C #25337C
triadic
#255E7C #7C255E #5E7C25
tetradic
#255E7C #6F257C #7C4325 #337C25
square
#255E7C #6F257C #7C4325 #337C25
split-complementary
#255E7C #7C2533 #7C6F25
monochromatic
#09171E #173A4D #255E7C #3382AB #50A1CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.07
#255E7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.97
#255E7C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #255E7C
7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##255E7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##255E7C | 1.00 | 7.07 | 2.97 | 7.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#505D7D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#44557C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006668
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #255e7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.076 235.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6b8ba2',
500: '#255e7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #255e7c; $custom-light: #6b8ba2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#255e7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 94,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.69,
"s": 54.037,
"l": 31.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45823,
"c": 0.07648,
"h": 235
},
"luminance": 0.09854
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#255E7C
secondary
#AE704F
accent
#7D4ADD
background
#F6F8F9
surface
#ECF0F2
border
#C7CBCC
text
#070C0F
muted
#7A7D7E