#256991#256991

#256991 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.093 H 238.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256991
RGB	rgb(37, 105, 145)
HSL	hsl(202, 59%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(202, 74%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 27.6%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.06, -7.17, -28.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.06, 28.92, 255.65°)
OKLab	oklab(49.71% -0.0481 -0.0791)
OKLCH	oklch(49.71% 0.093 238.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.9234, 12.5396, 28.6273)
Luminance	0.1254 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256991 #914D25

analogous

#259183 #256991 #253391

triadic

#256991 #912569 #699125

tetradic

#256991 #832591 #914D25 #339125

square

#256991 #832591 #914D25 #339125

split-complementary

#256991 #912533 #918325

monochromatic

#0C222F #194660 #256991 #318CC2 #5BA8D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#256991 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#256991 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256991

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256991	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256991	1.00	5.99	3.51	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566993

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#475F90

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007377

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256991;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 105, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.093 238.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f93b1',
    500: '#256991',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256991;
$custom-light: #6f93b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256991",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.222,
    "s": 59.341,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49709,
    "c": 0.09253,
    "h": 238.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12541
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256991

secondary

#BA7C58

accent

#8045E3

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F5

border

#C8CBCF

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256991

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

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