#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
RGB	rgb(37, 95, 151)
HSL	hsl(209, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(209, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 37.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.26, 1.26, -36.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.26, 36.05, 272.00°)
OKLab	oklab(47.6% -0.0362 -0.1025)
OKLCH	oklch(47.6% 0.109 250.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.4390, 10.8109, 30.8087)
Luminance	0.1081 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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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
##255F97	1.00	6.64	3.16	6.64
#FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview Lab

Preview with #255F97

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

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