#256493#256493

#256493 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.099 H 244.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256493
RGB	rgb(37, 100, 147)
HSL	hsl(206, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(206, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.8%, 32%, 0%, 42.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.59, -3.39, -31.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.59, 31.70, 263.87°)
OKLab	oklab(48.58% -0.0423 -0.0893)
OKLCH	oklch(48.58% 0.099 244.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.5846, 11.6130, 29.2818)
Luminance	0.1161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256493 #935425

analogous

#25938B #256493 #252D93

triadic

#256493 #932564 #649325

tetradic

#256493 #8B2593 #935425 #2D9325

square

#256493 #8B2593 #935425 #2D9325

split-complementary

#256493 #93252D #938B25

monochromatic

#0C2131 #194362 #256493 #3185C4 #5CA2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#256493 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#256493 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256493

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256493	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256493	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E6595

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5B92

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256493;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 100, 147);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.099 244.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8fb3',
    500: '#256493',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256493;
$custom-light: #6f8fb3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256493",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 147
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.636,
    "s": 59.783,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4858,
    "c": 0.0988,
    "h": 244.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256493

secondary

#BB8359

accent

#8845E3

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256493

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

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