#255F7D#255F7D

#255F7D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.077 H 234.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255F7D
RGB	rgb(37, 95, 125)
HSL	hsl(200, 54%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(200, 70%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 24%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.95, -8.44, -22.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.95, 23.88, 249.30°)
OKLab	oklab(46.13% -0.0446 -0.0627)
OKLCH	oklch(46.13% 0.077 234.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.5554, 10.0575, 20.8885)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255F7D #7D4325

analogous

#257D6F #255F7D #25337D

triadic

#255F7D #7D255F #5F7D25

tetradic

#255F7D #6F257D #7D4325 #337D25

square

#255F7D #6F257D #7D4325 #337D25

split-complementary

#255F7D #7D2533 #7D6F25

monochromatic

#09171F #173B4E #255F7D #3383AC #51A2CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#255F7D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#255F7D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255F7D

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255F7D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255F7D	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515E7E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#44557D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255f7d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 95, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.077 234.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b8ca2',
    500: '#255f7d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255f7d;
$custom-light: #6b8ca2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255f7d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.455,
    "s": 54.321,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46131,
    "c": 0.07699,
    "h": 234.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255F7D

secondary

#AF704F

accent

#7C4ADE

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F3

border

#C7CBCD

text

#070C0F

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255F7D

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

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