#256494#256494

#256494 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.100 H 245.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256494
RGB	rgb(37, 100, 148)
HSL	hsl(206, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(206, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 32.4%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.65, -3.01, -32.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.65, 32.18, 264.63°)
OKLab	oklab(48.64% -0.042 -0.0908)
OKLCH	oklch(48.64% 0.1 245.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.6634, 11.6446, 29.6969)
Luminance	0.1165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256494 #945525

analogous

#25948D #256494 #252D94

triadic

#256494 #942564 #649425

tetradic

#256494 #8D2594 #945525 #2D9425

square

#256494 #8D2594 #945525 #2D9425

split-complementary

#256494 #94252D #948D25

monochromatic

#0D2232 #194363 #256494 #3185C5 #5DA2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#256494 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#256494 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256494

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256494	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256494	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E6696

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5B93

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007075

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256494;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 100, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.100 245.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8fb3',
    500: '#256494',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256494;
$custom-light: #6f8fb3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256494",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.946,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48638,
    "c": 0.10003,
    "h": 245.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11646
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256494

secondary

#BB8459

accent

#8945E3

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256494

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

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