#256497#256497

#256497 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.104 H 246.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256497
RGB	rgb(37, 100, 151)
HSL	hsl(207, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(207, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 33.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.80, -1.88, -33.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.80, 33.64, 266.79°)
OKLab	oklab(48.81% -0.0411 -0.0953)
OKLCH	oklch(48.81% 0.104 246.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.9039, 11.7408, 30.9637)
Luminance	0.1174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256497 #975825

analogous

#259791 #256497 #252B97

triadic

#256497 #972564 #649725

tetradic

#256497 #912597 #975825 #2B9725

square

#256497 #912597 #975825 #2B9725

split-complementary

#256497 #97252B #979125

monochromatic

#0D2335 #194366 #256497 #3185C8 #5FA2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#256497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#256497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256497

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256497	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D6699

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5B96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007076

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 100, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.104 246.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#708fb6',
    500: '#256497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256497;
$custom-light: #708fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.842,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48811,
    "c": 0.1038,
    "h": 246.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256497

secondary

#BD875B

accent

#8B44E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256497

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

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