#256696#256696

#256696 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.101 H 244.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256696
RGB	rgb(37, 102, 150)
HSL	hsl(205, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(205, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 32%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.37, -3.49, -32.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.37, 32.28, 263.79°)
OKLab	oklab(49.24% -0.0434 -0.0909)
OKLCH	oklch(49.24% 0.101 244.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.0172, 12.0968, 30.6025)
Luminance	0.1210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256696 #965525

analogous

#25968E #256696 #252D96

triadic

#256696 #962566 #669625

tetradic

#256696 #8E2596 #965525 #2D9625

square

#256696 #8E2596 #965525 #2D9625

split-complementary

#256696 #96252D #968E25

monochromatic

#0D2334 #194565 #256696 #3187C7 #5EA4D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#256696 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#256696 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256696

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256696	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256696	1.00	6.14	3.42	6.14
#FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#506798

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#405D95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007277

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256696;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 102, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.101 244.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7091b5',
    500: '#256696',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256696;
$custom-light: #7091b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256696",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.487,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49242,
    "c": 0.10075,
    "h": 244.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256696

secondary

#BC845B

accent

#8844E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256696

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

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