#256496#256496

#256496 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.103 H 246.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256496
RGB	rgb(37, 100, 150)
HSL	hsl(207, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(207, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 33.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.75, -2.26, -33.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.75, 33.15, 266.09°)
OKLab	oklab(48.75% -0.0414 -0.0938)
OKLCH	oklch(48.75% 0.103 246.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.8230, 11.7084, 30.5378)
Luminance	0.1171 (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

#256496 #965725

analogous

#259690 #256496 #252B96

triadic

#256496 #962564 #649625

tetradic

#256496 #902596 #965725 #2B9625

square

#256496 #902596 #965725 #2B9625

split-complementary

#256496 #96252B #969025

monochromatic

#0D2334 #194365 #256496 #3185C7 #5EA2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#256496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#256496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256496

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256496	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D6698

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5B95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007076

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 100, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.103 246.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#708fb5',
    500: '#256496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256496;
$custom-light: #708fb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.549,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48753,
    "c": 0.10253,
    "h": 246.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256496

secondary

#BC865B

accent

#8B44E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256496

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

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