#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
RGB	rgb(37, 104, 153)
HSL	hsl(205, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(205, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 32%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.14, -3.60, -32.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.14, 32.86, 263.72°)
OKLab	oklab(49.9% -0.0444 -0.0926)
OKLCH	oklch(49.9% 0.103 244.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.4608, 12.5925, 31.9574)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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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
##256899	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #256899

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

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