#255E97#255E97

#255E97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.110 H 251.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255E97
RGB	rgb(37, 94, 151)
HSL	hsl(210, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(210, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 37.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.95, 1.89, -36.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.95, 36.56, 272.97°)
OKLab	oklab(47.36% -0.0352 -0.104)
OKLCH	oklch(47.36% 0.11 251.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.3495, 10.6319, 30.7789)
Luminance	0.1063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255E97 #975E25

analogous

#259797 #255E97 #252597

triadic

#255E97 #97255E #5E9725

tetradic

#255E97 #972597 #975E25 #259725

square

#255E97 #972597 #975E25 #259725

split-complementary

#255E97 #972525 #979725

monochromatic

#0D2135 #193F66 #255E97 #317DC8 #5F9BD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#255E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#255E97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255E97

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255E97	1.00	6.72	3.13	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#446199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335796

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.110 251.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#708bb6',
    500: '#255e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255e97;
$custom-light: #708bb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4736,
    "c": 0.10976,
    "h": 251.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255E97

secondary

#BD8C5B

accent

#9444E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255E97

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

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