#256990#256990

#256990 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.091 H 238.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256990
RGB	rgb(37, 105, 144)
HSL	hsl(202, 59%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(202, 74%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 27.1%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.01, -7.53, -27.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.01, 28.51, 254.68°)
OKLab	oklab(49.66% -0.0484 -0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(49.66% 0.091 238)
XYZ	xyz(10.8466, 12.5088, 28.2229)
Luminance	0.1251 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256990 #904C25

analogous

#259081 #256990 #253490

triadic

#256990 #902569 #699025

tetradic

#256990 #812590 #904C25 #349025

square

#256990 #812590 #904C25 #349025

split-complementary

#256990 #902534 #908125

monochromatic

#0C222F #18455F #256990 #328DC1 #5BA8D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#256990 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#256990 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256990

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256990	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256990	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576992

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#485F8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007376

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256990;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 105, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.091 238.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f93b0',
    500: '#256990',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256990;
$custom-light: #6f93b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256990",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.869,
    "s": 59.116,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49656,
    "c": 0.09142,
    "h": 238
  },
  "luminance": 0.1251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256990

secondary

#B97B57

accent

#7F45E2

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F5

border

#C8CBCF

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256990

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

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