#257997#257997

#257997 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.090 H 226.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#257997
RGB	rgb(37, 121, 151)
HSL	hsl(196, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(196, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 19.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.37, -14.31, -23.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.37, 27.37, 238.48°)
OKLab	oklab(54.03% -0.0623 -0.0654)
OKLCH	oklch(54.03% 0.09 226.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.1839, 16.3009, 31.7237)
Luminance	0.1630 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#257997 #974325

analogous

#25977C #257997 #254097

triadic

#257997 #972579 #799725

tetradic

#257997 #7C2597 #974325 #409725

square

#257997 #7C2597 #974325 #409725

split-complementary

#257997 #972540 #977C25

monochromatic

#0D2A35 #195266 #257997 #31A0C8 #5FB8D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#257997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#257997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #257997

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##257997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##257997	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#697799

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596B97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #257997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 121, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.090 226.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#719fb5',
    500: '#257997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #257997;
$custom-light: #719fb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#257997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.789,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54027,
    "c": 0.09035,
    "h": 226.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16302
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#257997

secondary

#BD755B

accent

#6E44E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #257997

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

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