#255F96#255F96

#255F96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.107 H 250.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255F96
RGB	rgb(37, 95, 150)
HSL	hsl(209, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(209, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 36.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.20, 0.87, -35.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.20, 35.52, 271.41°)
OKLab	oklab(47.54% -0.0364 -0.101)
OKLCH	oklch(47.54% 0.107 250.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.3581, 10.7786, 30.3828)
Luminance	0.1078 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#255F96 #965C25

analogous

#259695 #255F96 #252696

triadic

#255F96 #96255F #5F9625

tetradic

#255F96 #952596 #965C25 #269625

square

#255F96 #952596 #965C25 #269625

split-complementary

#255F96 #962526 #969525

monochromatic

#0D2134 #194065 #255F96 #317EC7 #5E9CD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#255F96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#255F96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255F96

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255F96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255F96	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#466298

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355895

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255f96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 95, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.107 250.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8cb5',
    500: '#255f96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255f96;
$custom-light: #6f8cb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255f96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.204,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47539,
    "c": 0.1074,
    "h": 250.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255F96

secondary

#BC8A5B

accent

#9244E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #255F96

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

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