#256895#256895

#256895 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.098 H 242.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256895
RGB	rgb(37, 104, 149)
HSL	hsl(204, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(204, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 30.2%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.94, -5.09, -30.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.94, 31.02, 260.56°)
OKLab	oklab(49.68% -0.0457 -0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(49.68% 0.098 242.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.1360, 12.4626, 30.2466)
Luminance	0.1246 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256895 #955225

analogous

#25958A #256895 #253095

triadic

#256895 #952568 #689525

tetradic

#256895 #8A2595 #955225 #309525

square

#256895 #8A2595 #955225 #309525

split-complementary

#256895 #952530 #958A25

monochromatic

#0D2433 #194664 #256895 #318AC6 #5EA6D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#256895 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#256895 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256895

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256895	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256895	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536997

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#445E94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007378

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256895;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 104, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.098 242.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f93b4',
    500: '#256895',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256895;
$custom-light: #6f93b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256895",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.107,
    "s": 60.215,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49678,
    "c": 0.09788,
    "h": 242.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12464
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256895

secondary

#BC815A

accent

#8444E3

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256895

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

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