#256897#256897

#256897 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.100 H 243.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256897
RGB	rgb(37, 104, 151)
HSL	hsl(205, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(205, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 31.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.04, -4.34, -31.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.04, 31.93, 262.18°)
OKLab	oklab(49.79% -0.045 -0.0896)
OKLCH	oklch(49.79% 0.1 243.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.2970, 12.5270, 31.0947)
Luminance	0.1253 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256897 #975425

analogous

#25978D #256897 #252F97

triadic

#256897 #972568 #689725

tetradic

#256897 #8D2597 #975425 #2F9725

square

#256897 #8D2597 #975425 #2F9725

split-complementary

#256897 #97252F #978D25

monochromatic

#0D2435 #194666 #256897 #318AC8 #5FA6D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#256897 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#256897 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256897

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256897	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256897	1.00	5.99	3.51	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#526999

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#435E96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007479

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256897;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 104, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.100 243.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7092b6',
    500: '#256897',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256897;
$custom-light: #7092b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256897",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.737,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4979,
    "c": 0.10027,
    "h": 243.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256897

secondary

#BD835B

accent

#8644E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256897

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

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