#255F71#255F71

#255F71 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.066 H 221.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255F71
RGB	rgb(37, 95, 113)
HSL	hsl(194, 51%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(194, 67%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 15.9%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.42, -12.68, -15.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.42, 20.24, 231.22°)
OKLab	oklab(45.54% -0.0495 -0.044)
OKLCH	oklch(45.54% 0.066 221.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.8346, 9.7692, 17.0923)
Luminance	0.0977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255F71 #713725

analogous

#25715D #255F71 #253971

triadic

#255F71 #71255F #5F7125

tetradic

#255F71 #5D2571 #713725 #397125

square

#255F71 #5D2571 #713725 #397125

split-complementary

#255F71 #712539 #715D25

monochromatic

#081317 #163843 #255F71 #34869F #4CA8C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#255F71 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#255F71 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255F71

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255F71	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255F71	1.00	7.11	2.95	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545D72

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A5571

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006565

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255f71;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 95, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.066 221.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#698c99',
    500: '#255f71',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255f71;
$custom-light: #698c99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255f71",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.211,
    "s": 50.667,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45544,
    "c": 0.06618,
    "h": 221.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0977
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255F71

secondary

#A4624E

accent

#6F4EDA

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #255F71

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

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