#255EA2#255EA2

#255EA2 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.125 H 254.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255EA2
RGB	rgb(37, 94, 162)
HSL	hsl(213, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(213, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.2%, 42%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.59, 6.13, -42.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.59, 42.52, 278.29°)
OKLab	oklab(48.07% -0.0325 -0.1203)
OKLCH	oklch(48.07% 0.125 254.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.2848, 11.0061, 35.7050)
Luminance	0.1101 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255EA2 #A26925

analogous

#259DA2 #255EA2 #2B25A2

triadic

#255EA2 #A2255E #5EA225

tetradic

#255EA2 #A2259D #A26925 #25A22B

square

#255EA2 #A2259D #A26925 #25A22B

split-complementary

#255EA2 #A22B25 #9DA225

monochromatic

#0E243E #1A4170 #255EA2 #347BD1 #659BDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#255EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#255EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255EA2

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255EA2	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D63A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2858A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.125 254.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#728bbe',
    500: '#255ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255ea2;
$custom-light: #728bbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.64,
    "s": 62.814,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48065,
    "c": 0.12458,
    "h": 254.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255EA2

secondary

#C29661

accent

#9B42E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #255EA2

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

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