#256589#256589

#256589 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.086 H 237.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256589
RGB	rgb(37, 101, 137)
HSL	hsl(202, 57%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(202, 73%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(73%, 26.3%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.42, -7.70, -25.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.42, 26.90, 253.38°)
OKLab	oklab(48.28% -0.0467 -0.0726)
OKLCH	oklch(48.28% 0.086 237.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.9302, 11.5057, 25.3595)
Luminance	0.1151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256589 #894925

analogous

#25897B #256589 #253389

triadic

#256589 #892565 #658925

tetradic

#256589 #7B2589 #894925 #338925

square

#256589 #7B2589 #894925 #338925

split-complementary

#256589 #892533 #897B25

monochromatic

#0B1E29 #184159 #256589 #3289B9 #57A5D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#256589 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#256589 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256589

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256589	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256589	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#54658B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#465B88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256589;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 101, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.086 237.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d90ab',
    500: '#256589',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256589;
$custom-light: #6d90ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256589",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.6,
    "s": 57.471,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48281,
    "c": 0.08634,
    "h": 237.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11507
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256589

secondary

#B67754

accent

#7E47E1

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080C10

muted

#7B7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256589

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

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