#256277#256277

#256277 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.070 H 224.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256277
RGB	rgb(37, 98, 119)
HSL	hsl(195, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(195, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.9%, 17.6%, 0%, 53.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.66, -12.35, -17.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.66, 21.48, 234.91°)
OKLab	oklab(46.61% -0.0504 -0.0491)
OKLCH	oklch(46.61% 0.07 224.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.4591, 10.4597, 19.0223)
Luminance	0.1046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256277 #773A25

analogous

#257763 #256277 #253977

triadic

#256277 #772562 #627725

tetradic

#256277 #632577 #773A25 #397725

square

#256277 #632577 #773A25 #397725

split-complementary

#256277 #772539 #776325

monochromatic

#08151A #163C48 #256277 #3488A6 #4EA9C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#256277 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#256277 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256277

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256277	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256277	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566078

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B5777

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006869

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256277;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 98, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.070 224.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a8e9e',
    500: '#256277',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256277;
$custom-light: #6a8e9e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256277",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.366,
    "s": 52.564,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4661,
    "c": 0.07033,
    "h": 224.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10461
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256277

secondary

#A9664E

accent

#714CDC

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#ECF0F2

border

#C7CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256277

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

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