#256495#256495

#256495 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.101 H 245.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256495
RGB	rgb(37, 100, 149)
HSL	hsl(206, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(206, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 32.9%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.70, -2.64, -32.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.70, 32.66, 265.37°)
OKLab	oklab(48.7% -0.0417 -0.0923)
OKLCH	oklch(48.7% 0.101 245.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.7429, 11.6764, 30.1155)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256495 #955625

analogous

#25958E #256495 #252C95

triadic

#256495 #952564 #649525

tetradic

#256495 #8E2595 #955625 #2C9525

square

#256495 #8E2595 #955625 #2C9525

split-complementary

#256495 #95252C #958E25

monochromatic

#0D2233 #194364 #256495 #3185C6 #5EA2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#256495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#256495 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256495

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256495	1.00	6.30	3.34	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E6697

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E5B94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007076

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 100, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.101 245.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8fb4',
    500: '#256495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256495;
$custom-light: #6f8fb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.25,
    "s": 60.215,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48695,
    "c": 0.10128,
    "h": 245.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11678
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256495

secondary

#BC855A

accent

#8A44E3

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256495

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

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