#255F85#255F85

#255F85 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.086 H 241.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255F85
RGB	rgb(37, 95, 133)
HSL	hsl(204, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(204, 72%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 28.6%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.32, -5.52, -26.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.32, 27.20, 258.29°)
OKLab	oklab(46.56% -0.0417 -0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(46.56% 0.086 241)
XYZ	xyz(9.0872, 10.2702, 23.6892)
Luminance	0.1027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#255F85 #854B25

analogous

#25857B #255F85 #252F85

triadic

#255F85 #85255F #5F8525

tetradic

#255F85 #7B2585 #854B25 #2F8525

square

#255F85 #7B2585 #854B25 #2F8525

split-complementary

#255F85 #85252F #857B25

monochromatic

#0A1B25 #183D55 #255F85 #3281B5 #559FD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#255F85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#255F85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255F85

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255F85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255F85	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E5F87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#405684

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255f85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 95, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.086 241.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c8ca8',
    500: '#255f85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255f85;
$custom-light: #6c8ca8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255f85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.75,
    "s": 56.471,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46555,
    "c": 0.08595,
    "h": 241
  },
  "luminance": 0.10271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255F85

secondary

#B47952

accent

#8448E0

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080C0F

muted

#7B7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255F85

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

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