#257C96#257C96

#257C96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.089 H 222.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#257C96
RGB	rgb(37, 124, 150)
HSL	hsl(194, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(194, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 17.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.27, -16.33, -21.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.27, 26.88, 232.60°)
OKLab	oklab(54.74% -0.0658 -0.0597)
OKLCH	oklch(54.74% 0.089 222.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.4733, 17.0090, 31.4212)
Luminance	0.1701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#257C96 #963F25

analogous

#259678 #257C96 #254496

triadic

#257C96 #96257C #7C9625

tetradic

#257C96 #782596 #963F25 #449625

square

#257C96 #782596 #963F25 #449625

split-complementary

#257C96 #962544 #967825

monochromatic

#0D2B34 #195365 #257C96 #31A5C7 #5EBBD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#257C96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#257C96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #257C96

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##257C96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##257C96	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D7997

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6E96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008484

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #257c96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 124, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.089 222.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a2b5',
    500: '#257c96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #257c96;
$custom-light: #71a2b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#257c96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.805,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54738,
    "c": 0.08887,
    "h": 222.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#257C96

secondary

#BC715B

accent

#6944E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #257C96

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

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