#255F7F#255F7F

#255F7F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.079 H 236.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255F7F
RGB	rgb(37, 95, 127)
HSL	hsl(201, 55%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(201, 71%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 25.2%, 0%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.04, -7.72, -23.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.04, 24.66, 251.76°)
OKLab	oklab(46.24% -0.0439 -0.0659)
OKLCH	oklch(46.24% 0.079 236.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.6844, 10.1091, 21.5681)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255F7F #7F4525

analogous

#257F72 #255F7F #25327F

triadic

#255F7F #7F255F #5F7F25

tetradic

#255F7F #72257F #7F4525 #327F25

square

#255F7F #72257F #7F4525 #327F25

split-complementary

#255F7F #7F2532 #7F7225

monochromatic

#091820 #173C50 #255F7F #3382AE #52A1CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#255F7F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#255F7F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255F7F

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255F7F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255F7F	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505E80

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#43567E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00676A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255f7f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 95, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.079 236.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b8ca4',
    500: '#255f7f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255f7f;
$custom-light: #6b8ca4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255f7f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.333,
    "s": 54.878,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46235,
    "c": 0.07913,
    "h": 236.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255F7F

secondary

#B1724F

accent

#7E4ADE

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070C0F

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255F7F

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

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