#255EAD#255EAD

#255EAD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.140 H 257.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255EAD
RGB	rgb(37, 94, 173)
HSL	hsl(215, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(215, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.6%, 45.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.27, 10.40, -47.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.27, 48.63, 282.35°)
OKLab	oklab(48.81% -0.0302 -0.1362)
OKLCH	oklch(48.81% 0.14 257.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.3057, 11.4144, 41.0817)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255EAD #AD7425

analogous

#25A2AD #255EAD #3025AD

triadic

#255EAD #AD255E #5EAD25

tetradic

#255EAD #AD25A2 #AD7425 #25AD30

square

#255EAD #AD25A2 #AD7425 #25AD30

split-complementary

#255EAD #AD3025 #A2AD25

monochromatic

#0F2748 #1A437B #255EAD #3A7BD5 #6D9DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#255EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#255EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255EAD

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255EAD	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3566B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1659AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00717D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.140 257.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#748bc6',
    500: '#255ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255ead;
$custom-light: #748bc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.853,
    "s": 64.762,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4881,
    "c": 0.13955,
    "h": 257.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255EAD

secondary

#C69F68

accent

#A140E8

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #255EAD

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

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