#255E80#255E80

#255E80 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.081 H 238.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255E80
RGB	rgb(37, 94, 128)
HSL	hsl(202, 55%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(202, 71%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 26.6%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.76, -6.75, -24.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.76, 25.37, 254.58°)
OKLab	oklab(46.03% -0.0424 -0.0688)
OKLCH	oklch(46.03% 0.081 238.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.6604, 9.9563, 21.8832)
Luminance	0.0996 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255E80 #804725

analogous

#258075 #255E80 #253080

triadic

#255E80 #80255E #5E8025

tetradic

#255E80 #752580 #804725 #308025

square

#255E80 #752580 #804725 #308025

split-complementary

#255E80 #802530 #807525

monochromatic

#0A1821 #173B51 #255E80 #3381AF #529FCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.02

#255E80 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#255E80 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255E80

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255E80	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255E80	1.00	7.02	2.99	7.02
#FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E5E82

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#42557F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00676A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255e80;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.081 238.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b8ba5',
    500: '#255e80',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255e80;
$custom-light: #6b8ba5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255e80",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.418,
    "s": 55.152,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46033,
    "c": 0.08087,
    "h": 238.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09957
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255E80

secondary

#B17450

accent

#8149DE

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070C0F

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255E80

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

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