#257499#257499

#257499 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.094 H 233.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#257499
RGB	rgb(37, 116, 153)
HSL	hsl(199, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(199, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 24.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.88, -10.75, -26.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.88, 28.89, 248.16°)
OKLab	oklab(52.87% -0.0564 -0.0755)
OKLCH	oklch(52.87% 0.094 233.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.7558, 15.1825, 32.3891)
Luminance	0.1518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#257499 #994A25

analogous

#259984 #257499 #253A99

triadic

#257499 #992574 #749925

tetradic

#257499 #842599 #994A25 #3A9925

square

#257499 #842599 #994A25 #3A9925

split-complementary

#257499 #99253A #998425

monochromatic

#0D2936 #194F68 #257499 #3199CA #60B2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#257499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#257499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #257499

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##257499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##257499	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62739B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526898

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #257499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 116, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.094 233.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#719cb7',
    500: '#257499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #257499;
$custom-light: #719cb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#257499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.138,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52871,
    "c": 0.09425,
    "h": 233.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#257499

secondary

#BE7B5C

accent

#7744E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #257499

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

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