#255F78#255F78
#255F78 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.072 H 229.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #255F78 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 95, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 53%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 69%, 47%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.2%, 20.8%, 0%, 52.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.72, -10.23, -19.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.72, 22.13, 242.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.88% -0.0466 -0.0549) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.88% 0.072 229.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2440, 9.9329, 19.2484) |
| Luminance | 0.0993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 5.39
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 6.31
Deep Sea Blue
#015482
ΔE00 7.53
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 7.68
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 7.77
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 8.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#255F78 #783E25
analogous
#257867 #255F78 #253578
triadic
#255F78 #78255F #5F7825
tetradic
#255F78 #672578 #783E25 #357825
square
#255F78 #672578 #783E25 #357825
split-complementary
#255F78 #782535 #786725
monochromatic
#08151A #173A49 #255F78 #3384A7 #4FA4C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.03
#255F78 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#255F78 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #255F78
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##255F78 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##255F78 | 1.00 | 7.03 | 2.99 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#525E79
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#475578
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006667
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #255f78; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 95, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.072 229.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6a8c9f',
500: '#255f78',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #255f78; $custom-light: #6a8c9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#255f78",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 95,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.072,
"s": 52.866,
"l": 30.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45879,
"c": 0.07202,
"h": 229.7
},
"luminance": 0.09934
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#255F78
secondary
#AA6A4E
accent
#774CDC
background
#F6F8F9
surface
#ECF0F2
border
#C7CBCC
text
#070C0E
muted
#7A7D7E