#256491#256491

#256491 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.096 H 243.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256491
RGB	rgb(37, 100, 145)
HSL	hsl(205, 59%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(205, 74%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 31%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.49, -4.13, -30.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.49, 30.76, 262.28°)
OKLab	oklab(48.47% -0.0429 -0.0863)
OKLCH	oklch(48.47% 0.096 243.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.4290, 11.5508, 28.4625)
Luminance	0.1155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256491 #915225

analogous

#259188 #256491 #252E91

triadic

#256491 #912564 #649125

tetradic

#256491 #882591 #915225 #2E9125

square

#256491 #882591 #915225 #2E9125

split-complementary

#256491 #91252E #918825

monochromatic

#0C212F #194260 #256491 #3186C2 #5BA2D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#256491 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#256491 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256491

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256491	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256491	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6593

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#405B90

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256491;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 100, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.096 243.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8fb1',
    500: '#256491',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256491;
$custom-light: #6f8fb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256491",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205,
    "s": 59.341,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48467,
    "c": 0.09636,
    "h": 243.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11552
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256491

secondary

#BA8158

accent

#8745E3

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F5

border

#C8CBCF

text

#080C10

muted

#7B7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256491

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

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