#255E88#255E88

#255E88 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.090 H 244.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255E88
RGB	rgb(37, 94, 136)
HSL	hsl(205, 57%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(205, 73%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.8%, 30.9%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.16, -3.79, -28.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.16, 28.96, 262.48°)
OKLab	oklab(46.47% -0.0397 -0.0812)
OKLCH	oklch(46.47% 0.09 244)
XYZ	xyz(9.2079, 10.1753, 24.7665)
Luminance	0.1018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#255E88 #884F25

analogous

#258881 #255E88 #252D88

triadic

#255E88 #88255E #5E8825

tetradic

#255E88 #812588 #884F25 #2D8825

square

#255E88 #812588 #884F25 #2D8825

split-complementary

#255E88 #88252D #888125

monochromatic

#0B1B28 #183D58 #255E88 #327FB8 #569DD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#255E88 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#255E88 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255E88

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255E88	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255E88	1.00	6.92	3.04	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B5F8A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5687

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255e88;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.090 244.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d8bab',
    500: '#255e88',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255e88;
$custom-light: #6d8bab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255e88",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.455,
    "s": 57.225,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46471,
    "c": 0.09038,
    "h": 244
  },
  "luminance": 0.10176
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255E88

secondary

#B67D53

accent

#8847E0

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080C10

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255E88

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

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