#255E85#255E85

#255E85 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.087 H 242.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255E85
RGB	rgb(37, 94, 133)
HSL	hsl(204, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(204, 72%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 29.3%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.01, -4.91, -27.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.01, 27.57, 259.75°)
OKLab	oklab(46.3% -0.0407 -0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(46.3% 0.087 242)
XYZ	xyz(8.9977, 10.0912, 23.6594)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255E85 #854C25

analogous

#25857C #255E85 #252E85

triadic

#255E85 #85255E #5E8525

tetradic

#255E85 #7C2585 #854C25 #2E8525

square

#255E85 #7C2585 #854C25 #2E8525

split-complementary

#255E85 #85252E #857C25

monochromatic

#0A1A25 #183C55 #255E85 #3280B5 #559ED0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#255E85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#255E85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255E85

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255E85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255E85	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C5F87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5584

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255e85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.087 242.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c8ba8',
    500: '#255e85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255e85;
$custom-light: #6c8ba8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255e85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.375,
    "s": 56.471,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46304,
    "c": 0.08671,
    "h": 242
  },
  "luminance": 0.10092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255E85

secondary

#B47A52

accent

#8648E0

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080C0F

muted

#7B7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255E85

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

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