#256899#256899

#256899 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.103 H 244.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#256899
RGBrgb(37, 104, 153)
HSLhsl(205, 61%, 37%)
HSVhsv(205, 76%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(75.8%, 32%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LABlab(42.14, -3.60, -32.67)
CIE-LCHlch(42.14, 32.86, 263.72°)
OKLaboklab(49.9% -0.0444 -0.0926)
OKLCHoklch(49.9% 0.103 244.4)
XYZxyz(11.4608, 12.5925, 31.9574)
Luminance0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#256899 #995625
analogous
#259990 #256899 #252E99
triadic
#256899 #992568 #689925
tetradic
#256899 #902599 #995625 #2E9925
square
#256899 #902599 #995625 #2E9925
split-complementary
#256899 #99252E #999025
monochromatic
#0D2536 #194768 #256899 #3189CA #60A6D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97
#256899 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52
#256899 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256899
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##256899#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##2568991.005.973.525.97
#FFFFFF5.971.0021.001.00
#0000003.5221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.971.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#51699B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#415F98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007479
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #256899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 104, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.103 244.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7092b7',
    500: '#256899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #256899;
$custom-light: #7092b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#256899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.345,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49903,
    "c": 0.10269,
    "h": 244.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#256899
secondary
#BE855C
accent
#8744E4
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDF0F6
border
#C8CBD0
text
#090D11
muted
#7B7D80

Preview Lab

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#256899 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva