#256498#256498

#256498 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.105 H 247.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256498
RGB	rgb(37, 100, 152)
HSL	hsl(207, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(207, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 34.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.85, -1.50, -34.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.85, 34.14, 267.47°)
OKLab	oklab(48.87% -0.0408 -0.0968)
OKLCH	oklch(48.87% 0.105 247.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.9855, 11.7734, 31.3932)
Luminance	0.1177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256498 #985925

analogous

#259893 #256498 #252B98

triadic

#256498 #982564 #649825

tetradic

#256498 #932598 #985925 #2B9825

square

#256498 #932598 #985925 #2B9825

split-complementary

#256498 #98252B #989325

monochromatic

#0D2336 #194467 #256498 #3184C9 #5FA1D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#256498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#256498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256498

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256498	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C669A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5B97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007077

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 100, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.105 247.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#708fb6',
    500: '#256498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256498;
$custom-light: #708fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.13,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4887,
    "c": 0.10506,
    "h": 247.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256498

secondary

#BD885C

accent

#8C44E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256498

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

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