#255E8E#255E8E

#255E8E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.098 H 247.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255E8E
RGB	rgb(37, 94, 142)
HSL	hsl(207, 59%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(207, 74%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.9%, 33.8%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.46, -1.53, -31.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.46, 31.90, 267.24°)
OKLab	oklab(46.82% -0.0378 -0.0904)
OKLCH	oklch(46.82% 0.098 247.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.6463, 10.3506, 27.0754)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255E8E #8E5525

analogous

#258E8A #255E8E #25298E

triadic

#255E8E #8E255E #5E8E25

tetradic

#255E8E #8A258E #8E5525 #298E25

square

#255E8E #8A258E #8E5525 #298E25

split-complementary

#255E8E #8E2529 #8E8A25

monochromatic

#0C1E2D #183E5D #255E8E #327EBF #5A9CD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#255E8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#255E8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255E8E

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255E8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255E8E	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#486090

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#39568D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00696F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255e8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.098 247.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e8baf',
    500: '#255e8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255e8e;
$custom-light: #6e8baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255e8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.429,
    "s": 58.659,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46817,
    "c": 0.09795,
    "h": 247.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255E8E

secondary

#B98356

accent

#8D46E2

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080C10

muted

#7B7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255E8E

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

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