#256980#256980

#256980 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.076 H 224.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256980
RGB	rgb(37, 105, 128)
HSL	hsl(195, 55%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(195, 71%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 18%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.30, -13.26, -18.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.30, 23.15, 235.06°)
OKLab	oklab(48.85% -0.0545 -0.053)
OKLCH	oklch(48.85% 0.076 224.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.7092, 12.0539, 22.2328)
Luminance	0.1206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256980 #803C25

analogous

#25806A #256980 #253B80

triadic

#256980 #802569 #698025

tetradic

#256980 #6A2580 #803C25 #3B8025

square

#256980 #6A2580 #803C25 #3B8025

split-complementary

#256980 #80253B #806A25

monochromatic

#0A1B21 #174251 #256980 #3390AF #52AECD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#256980 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#256980 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256980

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256980	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256980	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6781

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5D80

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007070

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256980;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 105, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.076 224.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c94a5',
    500: '#256980',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256980;
$custom-light: #6c94a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256980",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.165,
    "s": 55.152,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48853,
    "c": 0.07606,
    "h": 224.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256980

secondary

#B16850

accent

#6F49DE

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256980

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

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