#255F97#255F97

#255F97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.109 H 250.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#255F97
RGBrgb(37, 95, 151)
HSLhsl(209, 61%, 37%)
HSVhsv(209, 75%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(75.5%, 37.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LABlab(39.26, 1.26, -36.02)
CIE-LCHlch(39.26, 36.05, 272.00°)
OKLaboklab(47.6% -0.0362 -0.1025)
OKLCHoklch(47.6% 0.109 250.6)
XYZxyz(10.4390, 10.8109, 30.8087)
Luminance0.1081 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#255F97 #975D25
analogous
#259796 #255F97 #252697
triadic
#255F97 #97255F #5F9725
tetradic
#255F97 #962597 #975D25 #269725
square
#255F97 #962597 #975D25 #269725
split-complementary
#255F97 #972526 #979625
monochromatic
#0D2135 #194066 #255F97 #317EC8 #5F9CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64
#255F97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16
#255F97 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255F97
6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##255F97#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##255F971.006.643.166.64
#FFFFFF6.641.0021.001.00
#0000003.1621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.641.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#456299
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#345896
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006C74
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #255f97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 95, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.109 250.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#708cb6',
    500: '#255f97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #255f97;
$custom-light: #708cb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#255f97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.474,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.476,
    "c": 0.10872,
    "h": 250.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#255F97
secondary
#BD8B5B
accent
#9244E4
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDF0F6
border
#C8CBD0
text
#080C11
muted
#7B7D80

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#255F97 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva