#256989#256989

#256989 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.084 H 232.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256989
RGB	rgb(37, 105, 137)
HSL	hsl(199, 57%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(199, 73%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(73%, 23.4%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.69, -10.07, -23.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.69, 25.84, 247.06°)
OKLab	oklab(49.29% -0.051 -0.0669)
OKLCH	oklch(49.29% 0.084 232.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.3281, 12.3014, 25.4922)
Luminance	0.1230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256989 #894525

analogous

#258977 #256989 #253789

triadic

#256989 #892569 #698925

tetradic

#256989 #772589 #894525 #378925

square

#256989 #772589 #894525 #378925

split-complementary

#256989 #892537 #897725

monochromatic

#0B1F29 #184459 #256989 #328EB9 #57AAD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#256989 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#256989 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256989

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256989	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256989	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59688B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C5E89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007274

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256989;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 105, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.084 232.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d93ab',
    500: '#256989',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256989;
$custom-light: #6d93ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256989",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.2,
    "s": 57.471,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49293,
    "c": 0.08408,
    "h": 232.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12303
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256989

secondary

#B67354

accent

#7847E1

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256989

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

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