#255E84#255E84

#255E84 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.086 H 241.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255E84
RGB	rgb(37, 94, 132)
HSL	hsl(204, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(204, 72%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 28.8%, 0%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.96, -5.28, -26.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.96, 27.11, 258.78°)
OKLab	oklab(46.25% -0.041 -0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(46.25% 0.086 241.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.9289, 10.0637, 23.2972)
Luminance	0.1007 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#255E84 #844B25

analogous

#25847A #255E84 #252E84

triadic

#255E84 #84255E #5E8425

tetradic

#255E84 #7A2584 #844B25 #2E8425

square

#255E84 #7A2584 #844B25 #2E8425

split-complementary

#255E84 #84252E #847A25

monochromatic

#0A1A24 #183C54 #255E84 #3280B4 #549ECF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#255E84 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#255E84 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255E84

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255E84	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255E84	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D5E86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#405583

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00676B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255e84;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 132);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.086 241.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c8ba8',
    500: '#255e84',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255e84;
$custom-light: #6c8ba8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255e84",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 132
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204,
    "s": 56.213,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46249,
    "c": 0.08552,
    "h": 241.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255E84

secondary

#B37951

accent

#8548E0

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080C0F

muted

#7B7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255E84

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

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