#255E93#255E93

#255E93 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.104 H 249.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255E93
RGB	rgb(37, 94, 147)
HSL	hsl(209, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(209, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.8%, 36.1%, 0%, 42.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.73, 0.36, -34.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.73, 34.46, 270.60°)
OKLab	oklab(47.12% -0.0363 -0.0979)
OKLCH	oklch(47.12% 0.104 249.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.0301, 10.5042, 29.0970)
Luminance	0.1051 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255E93 #935A25

analogous

#259391 #255E93 #252793

triadic

#255E93 #93255E #5E9325

tetradic

#255E93 #912593 #935A25 #279325

square

#255E93 #912593 #935A25 #279325

split-complementary

#255E93 #932527 #939125

monochromatic

#0C1F31 #193F62 #255E93 #317DC4 #5C9BD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#255E93 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#255E93 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255E93

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255E93	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255E93	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#466195

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365792

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255e93;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 147);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.104 249.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8bb3',
    500: '#255e93',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255e93;
$custom-light: #6f8bb3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255e93",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 147
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.909,
    "s": 59.783,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47115,
    "c": 0.10446,
    "h": 249.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255E93

secondary

#BB8859

accent

#9145E3

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255E93

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

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