#256599#256599

#256599 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.105 H 246.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#256599
RGBrgb(37, 101, 153)
HSLhsl(207, 61%, 37%)
HSVhsv(207, 76%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(75.8%, 34%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LABlab(41.22, -1.75, -34.13)
CIE-LCHlch(41.22, 34.17, 267.07°)
OKLaboklab(49.17% -0.0414 -0.0969)
OKLCHoklch(49.17% 0.105 246.8)
XYZxyz(11.1642, 11.9993, 31.8585)
Luminance0.1200 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#256599 #995925
analogous
#259993 #256599 #252B99
triadic
#256599 #992565 #659925
tetradic
#256599 #932599 #995925 #2B9925
square
#256599 #932599 #995925 #2B9925
split-complementary
#256599 #99252B #999325
monochromatic
#0D2436 #194468 #256599 #3186CA #60A2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18
#256599 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40
#256599 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256599
6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##256599#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##2565991.006.183.406.18
#FFFFFF6.181.0021.001.00
#0000003.4021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.181.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D679B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3D5C98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007278
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #256599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 101, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.105 246.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7090b7',
    500: '#256599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #256599;
$custom-light: #7090b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#256599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.897,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49171,
    "c": 0.10538,
    "h": 246.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12001
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#256599
secondary
#BE885C
accent
#8C44E4
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDF0F6
border
#C8CBD0
text
#090C11
muted
#7B7D80

Preview Lab

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#256599 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva