#255E95#255E95

#255E95 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.107 H 250.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255E95
RGB	rgb(37, 94, 149)
HSL	hsl(209, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(209, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 36.9%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.84, 1.13, -35.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.84, 35.50, 271.82°)
OKLab	oklab(47.24% -0.0357 -0.101)
OKLCH	oklch(47.24% 0.107 250.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.1884, 10.5675, 29.9307)
Luminance	0.1057 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#255E95 #955C25

analogous

#259594 #255E95 #252695

triadic

#255E95 #95255E #5E9525

tetradic

#255E95 #942595 #955C25 #269525

square

#255E95 #942595 #955C25 #269525

split-complementary

#255E95 #952526 #959425

monochromatic

#0D2033 #193F64 #255E95 #317DC6 #5E9BD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#255E95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#255E95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255E95

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255E95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255E95	1.00	6.74	3.11	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#456197

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345794

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255e95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.107 250.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8bb4',
    500: '#255e95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255e95;
$custom-light: #6f8bb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255e95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.464,
    "s": 60.215,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47237,
    "c": 0.10711,
    "h": 250.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10569
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255E95

secondary

#BC8A5A

accent

#9244E3

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255E95

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

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