#255FAD#255FAD

#255FAD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.138 H 257.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255FAD
RGB	rgb(37, 95, 173)
HSL	hsl(214, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(214, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.6%, 45.1%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.56, 9.75, -47.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.56, 48.03, 281.72°)
OKLab	oklab(49.04% -0.031 -0.1348)
OKLCH	oklch(49.04% 0.138 257)
XYZ	xyz(12.3952, 11.5934, 41.1115)
Luminance	0.1159 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#255FAD #AD7325

analogous

#25A3AD #255FAD #2F25AD

triadic

#255FAD #AD255F #5FAD25

tetradic

#255FAD #AD25A3 #AD7325 #25AD2F

square

#255FAD #AD25A3 #AD7325 #25AD2F

split-complementary

#255FAD #AD2F25 #A3AD25

monochromatic

#0F2848 #1A437B #255FAD #3A7CD5 #6D9EE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#255FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#255FAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255FAD

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255FAD	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3766B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#195AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00727D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 95, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.138 257.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#748bc6',
    500: '#255fad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255fad;
$custom-light: #748bc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.412,
    "s": 64.762,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49037,
    "c": 0.13836,
    "h": 257
  },
  "luminance": 0.11595
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255FAD

secondary

#C69E68

accent

#A040E8

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0C13

muted

#7C7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #255FAD

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

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