#255F7E#255F7E

#255F7E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.078 H 235.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255F7E
RGB	rgb(37, 95, 126)
HSL	hsl(201, 55%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(201, 71%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.6%, 24.6%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.99, -8.08, -22.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.99, 24.26, 250.54°)
OKLab	oklab(46.18% -0.0443 -0.0643)
OKLCH	oklch(46.18% 0.078 235.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.6196, 10.0832, 21.2266)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255F7E #7E4425

analogous

#257E71 #255F7E #25337E

triadic

#255F7E #7E255F #5F7E25

tetradic

#255F7E #71257E #7E4425 #337E25

square

#255F7E #71257E #7E4425 #337E25

split-complementary

#255F7E #7E2533 #7E7125

monochromatic

#09181F #173B4F #255F7E #3383AD #51A1CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#255F7E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#255F7E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255F7E

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255F7E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255F7E	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505E7F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#44567D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255f7e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 95, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.078 235.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b8ca3',
    500: '#255f7e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255f7e;
$custom-light: #6b8ca3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255f7e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.899,
    "s": 54.601,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46183,
    "c": 0.07806,
    "h": 235.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255F7E

secondary

#B0714F

accent

#7D4ADE

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F3

border

#C7CBCD

text

#070C0F

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255F7E

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

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