#256597#256597

#256597 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.103 H 245.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256597
RGB	rgb(37, 101, 151)
HSL	hsl(206, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(206, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 33.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.11, -2.50, -33.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.11, 33.19, 265.68°)
OKLab	oklab(49.06% -0.042 -0.0939)
OKLCH	oklch(49.06% 0.103 245.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.0004, 11.9338, 30.9958)
Luminance	0.1193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256597 #975725

analogous

#259790 #256597 #252C97

triadic

#256597 #972565 #659725

tetradic

#256597 #902597 #975725 #2C9725

square

#256597 #902597 #975725 #2C9725

split-complementary

#256597 #97252C #979025

monochromatic

#0D2335 #194466 #256597 #3186C8 #5FA3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#256597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#256597 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256597

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256597	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E6799

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E5C96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007177

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 101, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.103 245.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7090b6',
    500: '#256597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256597;
$custom-light: #7090b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.316,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49055,
    "c": 0.10288,
    "h": 245.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256597

secondary

#BD865B

accent

#8A44E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256597

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

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