#256993#256993

#256993 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.095 H 240.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256993
RGB	rgb(37, 105, 147)
HSL	hsl(203, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(203, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.8%, 28.6%, 0%, 42.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.16, -6.43, -29.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.16, 29.77, 257.52°)
OKLab	oklab(49.82% -0.0474 -0.0821)
OKLCH	oklch(49.82% 0.095 240)
XYZ	xyz(11.0789, 12.6018, 29.4466)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256993 #934F25

analogous

#259386 #256993 #253293

triadic

#256993 #932569 #699325

tetradic

#256993 #862593 #934F25 #329325

square

#256993 #862593 #934F25 #329325

split-complementary

#256993 #932532 #938625

monochromatic

#0C2331 #194662 #256993 #318CC4 #5CA8D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#256993 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#256993 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256993

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256993	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256993	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556995

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#465F92

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007478

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256993;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 105, 147);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.095 240.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f93b3',
    500: '#256993',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256993;
$custom-light: #6f93b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256993",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 147
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.909,
    "s": 59.783,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49817,
    "c": 0.09479,
    "h": 240
  },
  "luminance": 0.12603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256993

secondary

#BB7E59

accent

#8145E3

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256993

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

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