#256178#256178

#256178 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.071 H 226.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256178
RGB	rgb(37, 97, 120)
HSL	hsl(197, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(197, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.2%, 19.2%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.37, -11.41, -18.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.37, 21.84, 238.50°)
OKLab	oklab(46.4% -0.0488 -0.0521)
OKLCH	oklch(46.4% 0.071 226.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.4265, 10.2979, 19.3093)
Luminance	0.1030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256178 #783C25

analogous

#257865 #256178 #253778

triadic

#256178 #782561 #617825

tetradic

#256178 #652578 #783C25 #377825

square

#256178 #652578 #783C25 #377825

split-complementary

#256178 #782537 #786525

monochromatic

#08151A #173B49 #256178 #3387A7 #4FA7C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#256178 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#256178 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256178

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256178	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256178	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555F79

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#495778

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006868

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256178;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 97, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.071 226.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a8e9f',
    500: '#256178',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256178;
$custom-light: #6a8e9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256178",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.627,
    "s": 52.866,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46398,
    "c": 0.07138,
    "h": 226.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256178

secondary

#AA684E

accent

#744CDC

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#ECF0F2

border

#C7CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256178

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

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