#257C98#257C98

#257C98 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.090 H 224.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#257C98
RGB	rgb(37, 124, 152)
HSL	hsl(195, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(195, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 18.4%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.35, -15.64, -22.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.35, 27.32, 235.08°)
OKLab	oklab(54.83% -0.065 -0.0627)
OKLCH	oklch(54.83% 0.09 224)
XYZ	xyz(13.6358, 17.0740, 32.2766)
Luminance	0.1708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#257C98 #984125

analogous

#25987B #257C98 #254298

triadic

#257C98 #98257C #7C9825

tetradic

#257C98 #7B2598 #984125 #429825

square

#257C98 #7B2598 #984125 #429825

split-complementary

#257C98 #982542 #987B25

monochromatic

#0D2C36 #195467 #257C98 #31A4C9 #5FBBD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#257C98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#257C98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #257C98

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##257C98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##257C98	1.00	4.76	4.42	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C7999

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D6E98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008485

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #257c98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 124, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.090 224.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a2b6',
    500: '#257c98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #257c98;
$custom-light: #71a2b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#257c98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.609,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54831,
    "c": 0.09033,
    "h": 224
  },
  "luminance": 0.17076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#257C98

secondary

#BD735C

accent

#6B44E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #257C98

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

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