#256490#256490

#256490 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.095 H 243.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256490
RGB	rgb(37, 100, 144)
HSL	hsl(205, 59%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(205, 74%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 30.6%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.44, -4.51, -29.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.44, 30.29, 261.44°)
OKLab	oklab(48.41% -0.0433 -0.0847)
OKLCH	oklch(48.41% 0.095 243)
XYZ	xyz(10.3522, 11.5201, 28.0582)
Luminance	0.1152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256490 #905125

analogous

#259086 #256490 #252E90

triadic

#256490 #902564 #649025

tetradic

#256490 #862590 #905125 #2E9025

square

#256490 #862590 #905125 #2E9025

split-complementary

#256490 #90252E #908625

monochromatic

#0C202F #18425F #256490 #3286C1 #5BA3D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#256490 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#256490 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256490

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256490	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256490	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#506592

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#415B8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256490;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 100, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.095 243.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e90b0',
    500: '#256490',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256490;
$custom-light: #6e90b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256490",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.673,
    "s": 59.116,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48411,
    "c": 0.09514,
    "h": 243
  },
  "luminance": 0.11521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256490

secondary

#B98057

accent

#8645E2

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F5

border

#C8CBCF

text

#080C10

muted

#7B7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256490

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

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