#255E86#255E86

#255E86 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.088 H 242.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255E86
RGB	rgb(37, 94, 134)
HSL	hsl(205, 57%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(205, 72%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.4%, 29.9%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.06, -4.53, -27.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.06, 28.03, 260.69°)
OKLab	oklab(46.36% -0.0403 -0.0781)
OKLCH	oklch(46.36% 0.088 242.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.0671, 10.1190, 24.0249)
Luminance	0.1012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255E86 #864D25

analogous

#25867D #255E86 #252D86

triadic

#255E86 #86255E #5E8625

tetradic

#255E86 #7D2586 #864D25 #2D8625

square

#255E86 #7D2586 #864D25 #2D8625

split-complementary

#255E86 #86252D #867D25

monochromatic

#0B1B26 #183C56 #255E86 #3280B6 #559DD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#255E86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#255E86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255E86

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255E86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255E86	1.00	6.94	3.02	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C5F88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E5585

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255e86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.088 242.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c8ba9',
    500: '#255e86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255e86;
$custom-light: #6c8ba9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255e86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.742,
    "s": 56.725,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46359,
    "c": 0.08793,
    "h": 242.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1012
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255E86

secondary

#B47B52

accent

#8748E0

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080C10

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255E86

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

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