#257996#257996

#257996 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.090 H 225.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#257996
RGB	rgb(37, 121, 150)
HSL	hsl(195, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(195, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 19.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.32, -14.66, -22.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.32, 27.11, 237.28°)
OKLab	oklab(53.98% -0.0627 -0.0639)
OKLCH	oklch(53.98% 0.09 225.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.1031, 16.2685, 31.2978)
Luminance	0.1627 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#257996 #964225

analogous

#25967B #257996 #254196

triadic

#257996 #962579 #799625

tetradic

#257996 #7B2596 #964225 #419625

square

#257996 #7B2596 #964225 #419625

split-complementary

#257996 #962541 #967B25

monochromatic

#0D2A34 #195165 #257996 #31A1C7 #5EB8D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#257996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#257996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #257996

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##257996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##257996	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#697697

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6B96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #257996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 121, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.090 225.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#719fb5',
    500: '#257996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #257996;
$custom-light: #719fb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#257996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.398,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5398,
    "c": 0.08955,
    "h": 225.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#257996

secondary

#BC745B

accent

#6D44E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #257996

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

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