#259EB0#259EB0

#259EB0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.280; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.103 H 210.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#259EB0
RGB	rgb(37, 158, 176)
HSL	hsl(188, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(188, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(79%, 10.2%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.87, -25.61, -18.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.87, 31.63, 215.95°)
OKLab	oklab(64.4% -0.0892 -0.0517)
OKLCH	oklch(64.4% 0.103 210.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.8229, 27.9790, 45.3689)
Luminance	0.2798 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#259EB0 #B03725

analogous

#25B07D #259EB0 #2559B0

triadic

#259EB0 #B0259E #9EB025

tetradic

#259EB0 #7D25B0 #B03725 #59B025

square

#259EB0 #7D25B0 #B03725 #59B025

split-complementary

#259EB0 #B02559 #B07D25

monochromatic

#10434B #1A717D #259EB0 #3CC2D6 #6FD2E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.18

#259EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.60

#259EB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #259EB0

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##259EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##259EB0	1.00	3.18	6.60	6.60
#FFFFFF	3.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F98B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C8AB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #259eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 158, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.103 210.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78bbc7',
    500: '#259eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #259eb0;
$custom-light: #78bbc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#259eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.77,
    "s": 65.258,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64404,
    "c": 0.10311,
    "h": 210.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.27982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#259EB0

secondary

#C7766A

accent

#5540E8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1213

muted

#7C8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #259EB0

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

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