#256985#256985

#256985 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.080 H 229.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256985
RGB	rgb(37, 105, 133)
HSL	hsl(198, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(198, 72%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 21.1%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.51, -11.50, -21.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.51, 24.53, 242.04°)
OKLab	oklab(49.09% -0.0525 -0.0607)
OKLCH	oklch(49.09% 0.08 229.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.0465, 12.1888, 24.0090)
Luminance	0.1219 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256985 #854125

analogous

#258571 #256985 #253985

triadic

#256985 #852569 #698525

tetradic

#256985 #712585 #854125 #398525

square

#256985 #712585 #854125 #398525

split-complementary

#256985 #852539 #857125

monochromatic

#0A1D25 #184355 #256985 #328FB5 #55ACD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#256985 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#256985 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256985

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256985	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256985	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6786

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D5E85

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007172

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256985;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 105, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.080 229.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d93a8',
    500: '#256985',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256985;
$custom-light: #6d93a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256985",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.5,
    "s": 56.471,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49094,
    "c": 0.08028,
    "h": 229.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256985

secondary

#B46E52

accent

#7448E0

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256985

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

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