#255E7D#255E7D

#255E7D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.078 H 235.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255E7D
RGB	rgb(37, 94, 125)
HSL	hsl(201, 54%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(201, 70%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 24.8%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.62, -7.84, -22.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.62, 24.15, 251.06°)
OKLab	oklab(45.88% -0.0435 -0.0642)
OKLCH	oklch(45.88% 0.078 235.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.4659, 9.8785, 20.8586)
Luminance	0.0988 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255E7D #7D4425

analogous

#257D70 #255E7D #25327D

triadic

#255E7D #7D255E #5E7D25

tetradic

#255E7D #70257D #7D4425 #327D25

square

#255E7D #70257D #7D4425 #327D25

split-complementary

#255E7D #7D2532 #7D7025

monochromatic

#09171F #173A4E #255E7D #3382AC #51A0CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#255E7D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#255E7D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255E7D

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255E7D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255E7D	1.00	7.06	2.98	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F5D7E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#43557C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006668

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255e7d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.078 235.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b8ba2',
    500: '#255e7d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255e7d;
$custom-light: #6b8ba2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255e7d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.136,
    "s": 54.321,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45875,
    "c": 0.07755,
    "h": 235.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255E7D

secondary

#AF714F

accent

#7E4ADE

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F3

border

#C7CBCD

text

#070C0F

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255E7D

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

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