#255F83#255F83

#255F83 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.084 H 239.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255F83
RGB	rgb(37, 95, 131)
HSL	hsl(203, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(203, 72%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 27.5%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.23, -6.26, -25.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.23, 26.32, 256.25°)
OKLab	oklab(46.45% -0.0424 -0.072)
OKLCH	oklch(46.45% 0.084 239.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.9503, 10.2154, 22.9684)
Luminance	0.1022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#255F83 #834925

analogous

#258378 #255F83 #253083

triadic

#255F83 #83255F #5F8325

tetradic

#255F83 #782583 #834925 #308325

square

#255F83 #782583 #834925 #308325

split-complementary

#255F83 #832530 #837825

monochromatic

#0A1A24 #183C53 #255F83 #3282B3 #54A0CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#255F83 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#255F83 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255F83

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255F83	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255F83	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E5F85

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#415682

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255f83;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 95, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.084 239.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c8ca7',
    500: '#255f83',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255f83;
$custom-light: #6c8ca7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255f83",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.979,
    "s": 55.952,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46447,
    "c": 0.08362,
    "h": 239.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255F83

secondary

#B37651

accent

#8249DF

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080C0F

muted

#7B7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255F83

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

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