#255F86#255F86

#255F86 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.087 H 241.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255F86
RGB	rgb(37, 95, 134)
HSL	hsl(204, 57%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(204, 72%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.4%, 29.1%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.37, -5.15, -27.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.37, 27.64, 259.26°)
OKLab	oklab(46.61% -0.0414 -0.0767)
OKLCH	oklch(46.61% 0.087 241.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.1566, 10.2980, 24.0548)
Luminance	0.1030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255F86 #864C25

analogous

#25867C #255F86 #252E86

triadic

#255F86 #86255F #5F8625

tetradic

#255F86 #7C2586 #864C25 #2E8625

square

#255F86 #7C2586 #864C25 #2E8625

split-complementary

#255F86 #86252E #867C25

monochromatic

#0B1B26 #183D56 #255F86 #3281B6 #559FD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#255F86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#255F86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255F86

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255F86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255F86	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D6088

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#405685

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00696D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255f86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 95, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.087 241.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c8ca9',
    500: '#255f86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255f86;
$custom-light: #6c8ca9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255f86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.124,
    "s": 56.725,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4661,
    "c": 0.08714,
    "h": 241.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255F86

secondary

#B47A52

accent

#8548E0

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080C10

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #255F86

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

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