#255F7C#255F7C

#255F7C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.076 H 233.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255F7C
RGB	rgb(37, 95, 124)
HSL	hsl(200, 54%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(200, 70%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.2%, 23.4%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.90, -8.80, -21.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.90, 23.51, 248.01°)
OKLab	oklab(46.08% -0.045 -0.0612)
OKLCH	oklch(46.08% 0.076 233.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.4918, 10.0321, 20.5537)
Luminance	0.1003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255F7C #7C4225

analogous

#257C6E #255F7C #25347C

triadic

#255F7C #7C255F #5F7C25

tetradic

#255F7C #6E257C #7C4225 #347C25

square

#255F7C #6E257C #7C4225 #347C25

split-complementary

#255F7C #7C2534 #7C6E25

monochromatic

#09171E #173B4D #255F7C #3383AB #50A2CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#255F7C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#255F7C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255F7C

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255F7C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255F7C	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515E7D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#45557C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255f7c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 95, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.076 233.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b8ca2',
    500: '#255f7c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255f7c;
$custom-light: #6b8ca2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255f7c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 54.037,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4608,
    "c": 0.07595,
    "h": 233.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10033
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255F7C

secondary

#AE6E4F

accent

#7B4ADD

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#ECF0F2

border

#C7CBCC

text

#070C0F

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #255F7C

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

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