#256271#256271

#256271 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.066 H 216.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256271
RGB	rgb(37, 98, 113)
HSL	hsl(192, 51%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(192, 67%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 13.3%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.41, -14.41, -14.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.41, 20.28, 224.73°)
OKLab	oklab(46.33% -0.0529 -0.0397)
OKLCH	oklch(46.33% 0.066 216.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.1100, 10.3201, 17.1841)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256271 #713425

analogous

#25715A #256271 #253C71

triadic

#256271 #712562 #627125

tetradic

#256271 #5A2571 #713425 #3C7125

square

#256271 #5A2571 #713425 #3C7125

split-complementary

#256271 #71253C #715A25

monochromatic

#081417 #163A43 #256271 #348A9F #4CADC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#256271 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#256271 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256271

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256271	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256271	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)

#585F72

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D5771

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006767

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256271;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 98, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.066 216.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#698e99',
    500: '#256271',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256271;
$custom-light: #698e99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256271",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.842,
    "s": 50.667,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46334,
    "c": 0.06617,
    "h": 216.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256271

secondary

#A45F4E

accent

#694EDA

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256271

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

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