#255E98#255E98

#255E98 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.111 H 251.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255E98
RGB	rgb(37, 94, 152)
HSL	hsl(210, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(210, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 38.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.01, 2.28, -37.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.01, 37.09, 273.52°)
OKLab	oklab(47.42% -0.0349 -0.1055)
OKLCH	oklch(47.42% 0.111 251.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.4310, 10.6645, 31.2084)
Luminance	0.1067 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#255E98 #985F25

analogous

#259898 #255E98 #262598

triadic

#255E98 #98255E #5E9825

tetradic

#255E98 #982598 #985F25 #259826

square

#255E98 #982598 #985F25 #259826

split-complementary

#255E98 #982625 #989825

monochromatic

#0D2136 #194067 #255E98 #317CC9 #5F9BD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70

#255E98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#255E98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255E98

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255E98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255E98	1.00	6.70	3.13	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#43629A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325797

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255e98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.111 251.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#708bb6',
    500: '#255e98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255e98;
$custom-light: #708bb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255e98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.261,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47423,
    "c": 0.11109,
    "h": 251.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255E98

secondary

#BD8D5C

accent

#9544E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255E98

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

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