#256596#256596

#256596 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.102 H 245.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256596
RGB	rgb(37, 101, 150)
HSL	hsl(206, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(206, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 32.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.06, -2.88, -32.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.06, 32.71, 264.95°)
OKLab	oklab(49% -0.0424 -0.0924)
OKLCH	oklch(49% 0.102 245.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.9195, 11.9014, 30.5700)
Luminance	0.1190 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256596 #965625

analogous

#25968F #256596 #252C96

triadic

#256596 #962565 #659625

tetradic

#256596 #8F2596 #965625 #2C9625

square

#256596 #8F2596 #965625 #2C9625

split-complementary

#256596 #96252C #968F25

monochromatic

#0D2334 #194465 #256596 #3186C7 #5EA3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#256596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#256596 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256596

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256596	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6798

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5C95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007176

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 101, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.102 245.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7090b5',
    500: '#256596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256596;
$custom-light: #7090b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.018,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48997,
    "c": 0.10163,
    "h": 245.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256596

secondary

#BC855B

accent

#8944E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256596

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

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