#256179#256179

#256179 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.072 H 227.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256179
RGB	rgb(37, 97, 121)
HSL	hsl(197, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(197, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 19.8%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.41, -11.06, -19.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.41, 22.13, 240.01°)
OKLab	oklab(46.45% -0.0484 -0.0536)
OKLCH	oklch(46.45% 0.072 227.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.4875, 10.3223, 19.6305)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256179 #793D25

analogous

#257967 #256179 #253779

triadic

#256179 #792561 #617925

tetradic

#256179 #672579 #793D25 #377925

square

#256179 #672579 #793D25 #377925

split-complementary

#256179 #792537 #796725

monochromatic

#08161B #173B4A #256179 #3387A8 #4FA6C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#256179 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#256179 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256179

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256179	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256179	1.00	6.85	3.06	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545F7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#495779

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006869

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256179;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 97, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.072 227.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a8e9f',
    500: '#256179',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256179;
$custom-light: #6a8e9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256179",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.143,
    "s": 53.165,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46446,
    "c": 0.07225,
    "h": 227.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10323
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256179

secondary

#AB694E

accent

#754BDD

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#ECF0F2

border

#C7CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256179

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

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