#255E96#255E96

#255E96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.108 H 250.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255E96
RGB	rgb(37, 94, 150)
HSL	hsl(210, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(210, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 37.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.90, 1.51, -36.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.90, 36.03, 272.40°)
OKLab	oklab(47.3% -0.0355 -0.1025)
OKLCH	oklch(47.3% 0.108 250.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.2686, 10.5996, 30.3530)
Luminance	0.1060 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#255E96 #965D25

analogous

#259696 #255E96 #252596

triadic

#255E96 #96255E #5E9625

tetradic

#255E96 #962596 #965D25 #259625

square

#255E96 #962596 #965D25 #259625

split-complementary

#255E96 #962525 #969625

monochromatic

#0D2034 #193F65 #255E96 #317DC7 #5E9BD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#255E96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#255E96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255E96

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255E96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255E96	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#446198

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335795

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255e96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.108 250.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8bb5',
    500: '#255e96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255e96;
$custom-light: #6f8bb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255e96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.735,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47298,
    "c": 0.10843,
    "h": 250.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255E96

secondary

#BC8B5B

accent

#9344E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255E96

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

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