#256896#256896

#256896 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.099 H 242.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256896
RGB	rgb(37, 104, 150)
HSL	hsl(204, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(204, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 30.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.99, -4.72, -31.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.99, 31.47, 261.38°)
OKLab	oklab(49.73% -0.0454 -0.0881)
OKLCH	oklch(49.73% 0.099 242.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.2162, 12.4947, 30.6688)
Luminance	0.1250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256896 #965325

analogous

#25968C #256896 #252F96

triadic

#256896 #962568 #689625

tetradic

#256896 #8C2596 #965325 #2F9625

square

#256896 #8C2596 #965325 #2F9625

split-complementary

#256896 #96252F #968C25

monochromatic

#0D2434 #194665 #256896 #318AC7 #5EA6D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#256896 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#256896 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256896

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256896	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256896	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536998

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#435E95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007378

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256896;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 104, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.099 242.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7092b5',
    500: '#256896',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256896;
$custom-light: #7092b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256896",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.425,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49734,
    "c": 0.09906,
    "h": 242.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12496
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256896

secondary

#BC825B

accent

#8544E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256896

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

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