#255E94#255E94

#255E94 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.106 H 250.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255E94
RGB	rgb(37, 94, 148)
HSL	hsl(209, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(209, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 36.5%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.79, 0.74, -34.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.79, 34.98, 271.22°)
OKLab	oklab(47.18% -0.036 -0.0995)
OKLCH	oklch(47.18% 0.106 250.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.1089, 10.5357, 29.5121)
Luminance	0.1054 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#255E94 #945B25

analogous

#259493 #255E94 #252794

triadic

#255E94 #94255E #5E9425

tetradic

#255E94 #932594 #945B25 #279425

square

#255E94 #932594 #945B25 #279425

split-complementary

#255E94 #942527 #949325

monochromatic

#0D2032 #193F63 #255E94 #317DC5 #5D9BD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#255E94 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#255E94 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255E94

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255E94	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255E94	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#456196

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355793

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255e94;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.106 250.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8bb4',
    500: '#255e94',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255e94;
$custom-light: #6f8bb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255e94",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.189,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47176,
    "c": 0.10578,
    "h": 250.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255E94

secondary

#BB8959

accent

#9245E3

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255E94

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

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