#256196#256196

#256196 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.105 H 248.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256196
RGB	rgb(37, 97, 150)
HSL	hsl(208, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(208, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 35.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.82, -0.39, -34.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.82, 34.54, 269.36°)
OKLab	oklab(48.02% -0.0384 -0.0981)
OKLCH	oklch(48.02% 0.105 248.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.5406, 11.1435, 30.4436)
Luminance	0.1114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256196 #965A25

analogous

#259693 #256196 #252896

triadic

#256196 #962561 #619625

tetradic

#256196 #932596 #965A25 #289625

square

#256196 #932596 #965A25 #289625

split-complementary

#256196 #962528 #969325

monochromatic

#0D2234 #194165 #256196 #3181C7 #5E9ED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#256196 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#256196 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256196

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256196	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256196	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#496498

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385995

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256196;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 97, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.105 248.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8db5',
    500: '#256196',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256196;
$custom-light: #6f8db5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256196",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.142,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48023,
    "c": 0.10538,
    "h": 248.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256196

secondary

#BC885B

accent

#8F44E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256196

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

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