#256279#256279

#256279 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.072 H 226.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256279
RGB	rgb(37, 98, 121)
HSL	hsl(196, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(196, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 19%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.74, -11.65, -18.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.74, 22.00, 238.04°)
OKLab	oklab(46.71% -0.0496 -0.0522)
OKLCH	oklch(46.71% 0.072 226.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.5804, 10.5082, 19.6615)
Luminance	0.1051 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256279 #793C25

analogous

#257966 #256279 #253879

triadic

#256279 #792562 #627925

tetradic

#256279 #662579 #793C25 #387925

square

#256279 #662579 #793C25 #387925

split-complementary

#256279 #792538 #796625

monochromatic

#08161B #173C4A #256279 #3388A8 #4FA8C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#256279 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#256279 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256279

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256279	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256279	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#56607A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A5779

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006969

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256279;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 98, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.072 226.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a8e9f',
    500: '#256279',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256279;
$custom-light: #6a8e9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256279",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.429,
    "s": 53.165,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46706,
    "c": 0.07196,
    "h": 226.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10509
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256279

secondary

#AB684E

accent

#734BDD

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#ECF0F2

border

#C7CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256279

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

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