#256299#256299

#256299 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.108 H 249.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256299
RGB	rgb(37, 98, 153)
HSL	hsl(208, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(208, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 35.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.29, 0.13, -35.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.29, 35.59, 270.20°)
OKLab	oklab(48.45% -0.0385 -0.1012)
OKLCH	oklch(48.45% 0.108 249.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.8782, 11.4273, 31.7632)
Luminance	0.1143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256299 #995C25

analogous

#259996 #256299 #252899

triadic

#256299 #992562 #629925

tetradic

#256299 #962599 #995C25 #289925

square

#256299 #962599 #995C25 #289925

split-complementary

#256299 #992528 #999625

monochromatic

#0D2336 #194268 #256299 #3182CA #609FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#256299 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#256299 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256299

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256299	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256299	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49659B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385A98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256299;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 98, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.108 249.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#708eb7',
    500: '#256299',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256299;
$custom-light: #708eb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256299",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.448,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48445,
    "c": 0.10829,
    "h": 249.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256299

secondary

#BE8A5C

accent

#9044E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256299

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

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