#256983#256983

#256983 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.079 H 227.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256983
RGB	rgb(37, 105, 131)
HSL	hsl(197, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(197, 72%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 19.8%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.43, -12.21, -20.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.43, 23.94, 239.34°)
OKLab	oklab(49% -0.0533 -0.0577)
OKLCH	oklch(49% 0.079 227.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.9096, 12.1341, 23.2882)
Luminance	0.1213 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256983 #833F25

analogous

#25836E #256983 #253A83

triadic

#256983 #832569 #698325

tetradic

#256983 #6E2583 #833F25 #3A8325

square

#256983 #6E2583 #833F25 #3A8325

split-complementary

#256983 #83253A #836E25

monochromatic

#0A1C24 #184353 #256983 #328FB3 #54ADCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#256983 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#256983 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256983

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256983	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256983	1.00	6.13	3.43	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6784

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E5E83

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007072

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256983;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 105, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.079 227.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c94a7',
    500: '#256983',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256983;
$custom-light: #6c94a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256983",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.596,
    "s": 55.952,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48996,
    "c": 0.07851,
    "h": 227.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256983

secondary

#B36C51

accent

#7249DF

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256983

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

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