#256499#256499

#256499 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.106 H 247.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256499
RGB	rgb(37, 100, 153)
HSL	hsl(207, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(207, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 34.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.91, -1.13, -34.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.91, 34.63, 268.14°)
OKLab	oklab(48.93% -0.0405 -0.0983)
OKLCH	oklch(48.93% 0.106 247.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.0677, 11.8063, 31.8264)
Luminance	0.1181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256499 #995A25

analogous

#259994 #256499 #252A99

triadic

#256499 #992564 #649925

tetradic

#256499 #942599 #995A25 #2A9925

square

#256499 #942599 #995A25 #2A9925

split-complementary

#256499 #99252A #999425

monochromatic

#0D2436 #194468 #256499 #3184CA #60A1D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#256499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#256499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256499

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256499	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C669B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5C98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007177

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 100, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.106 247.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#708fb7',
    500: '#256499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256499;
$custom-light: #708fb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.414,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48929,
    "c": 0.10633,
    "h": 247.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256499

secondary

#BE895C

accent

#8D44E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256499

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

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