#255EA7#255EA7

#255EA7 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.131 H 256.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255EA7
RGB	rgb(37, 94, 167)
HSL	hsl(214, 64%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(214, 78%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 43.7%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.89, 8.07, -44.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.89, 45.28, 280.27°)
OKLab	oklab(48.4% -0.0314 -0.1276)
OKLCH	oklch(48.4% 0.131 256.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.7381, 11.1874, 38.0925)
Luminance	0.1119 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255EA7 #A76E25

analogous

#259FA7 #255EA7 #2D25A7

triadic

#255EA7 #A7255E #5EA725

tetradic

#255EA7 #A7259F #A76E25 #25A72D

square

#255EA7 #A7259F #A76E25 #25A72D

split-complementary

#255EA7 #A72D25 #9FA725

monochromatic

#0F2643 #1A4275 #255EA7 #377BD3 #699CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#255EA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#255EA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255EA7

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255EA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255EA7	1.00	6.49	3.24	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3964AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2159A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255ea7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.131 256.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#738bc1',
    500: '#255ea7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255ea7;
$custom-light: #738bc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255ea7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.692,
    "s": 63.725,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48399,
    "c": 0.13138,
    "h": 256.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255EA7

secondary

#C49A64

accent

#9E41E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEF0F7

border

#C9CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #255EA7

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

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