#256172#256172

#256172 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.067 H 219.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256172
RGB	rgb(37, 97, 114)
HSL	hsl(193, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(193, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 14.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.12, -13.49, -15.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.12, 20.42, 228.64°)
OKLab	oklab(46.12% -0.0513 -0.0427)
OKLCH	oklch(46.12% 0.067 219.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.0737, 10.1568, 17.4513)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256172 #723625

analogous

#25725D #256172 #253B72

triadic

#256172 #722561 #617225

tetradic

#256172 #5D2572 #723625 #3B7225

square

#256172 #5D2572 #723625 #3B7225

split-complementary

#256172 #72253B #725D25

monochromatic

#071417 #163A44 #256172 #3488A0 #4CAAC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#256172 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#256172 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256172

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256172	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256172	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565E73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C5672

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006766

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256172;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 97, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.067 219.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#698e9a',
    500: '#256172',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256172;
$custom-light: #698e9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256172",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.247,
    "s": 50.993,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46116,
    "c": 0.06677,
    "h": 219.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256172

secondary

#A5614E

accent

#6C4DDA

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256172

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

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