#257C97#257C97

#257C97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.090 H 223.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#257C97
RGB	rgb(37, 124, 151)
HSL	hsl(194, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(194, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 17.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.31, -15.98, -21.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.31, 27.09, 233.85°)
OKLab	oklab(54.78% -0.0654 -0.0612)
OKLCH	oklch(54.78% 0.09 223.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.5542, 17.0414, 31.8471)
Luminance	0.1704 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#257C97 #974025

analogous

#259779 #257C97 #254397

triadic

#257C97 #97257C #7C9725

tetradic

#257C97 #792597 #974025 #439725

square

#257C97 #792597 #974025 #439725

split-complementary

#257C97 #972543 #977925

monochromatic

#0D2B35 #195466 #257C97 #31A4C8 #5FBBD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#257C97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#257C97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #257C97

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##257C97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##257C97	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D7998

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D6E97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008485

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #257c97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 124, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.090 223.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a2b5',
    500: '#257c97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #257c97;
$custom-light: #71a2b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#257c97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.211,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54784,
    "c": 0.08959,
    "h": 223.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#257C97

secondary

#BD725B

accent

#6A44E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #257C97

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

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