#255F80#255F80

#255F80 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.080 H 237.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255F80
RGB	rgb(37, 95, 128)
HSL	hsl(202, 55%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(202, 71%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 25.8%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.08, -7.36, -23.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.08, 25.06, 252.93°)
OKLab	oklab(46.29% -0.0435 -0.0674)
OKLCH	oklch(46.29% 0.08 237.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.7499, 10.1353, 21.9131)
Luminance	0.1014 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255F80 #804625

analogous

#258074 #255F80 #253280

triadic

#255F80 #80255F #5F8025

tetradic

#255F80 #742580 #804625 #328025

square

#255F80 #742580 #804625 #328025

split-complementary

#255F80 #802532 #807425

monochromatic

#0A1921 #173C51 #255F80 #3382AF #52A1CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#255F80 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#255F80 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255F80

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255F80	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255F80	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F5F82

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#43567F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00676A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255f80;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 95, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.080 237.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b8ca5',
    500: '#255f80',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255f80;
$custom-light: #6b8ca5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255f80",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.758,
    "s": 55.152,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46287,
    "c": 0.08022,
    "h": 237.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10136
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255F80

secondary

#B17350

accent

#7F49DE

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070C0F

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255F80

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

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