#256994#256994

#256994 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.096 H 240.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256994
RGB	rgb(37, 105, 148)
HSL	hsl(203, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(203, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 29.1%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.21, -6.06, -29.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.21, 30.20, 258.42°)
OKLab	oklab(49.87% -0.047 -0.0836)
OKLCH	oklch(49.87% 0.096 240.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.1577, 12.6333, 29.8617)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256994 #945025

analogous

#259488 #256994 #253294

triadic

#256994 #942569 #699425

tetradic

#256994 #882594 #945025 #329425

square

#256994 #882594 #945025 #329425

split-complementary

#256994 #942532 #948825

monochromatic

#0D2432 #194663 #256994 #318CC5 #5DA7D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#256994 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#256994 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256994

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256994	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256994	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556996

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#465F93

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007478

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256994;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 105, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.096 240.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f93b3',
    500: '#256994',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256994;
$custom-light: #6f93b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256994",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.243,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49871,
    "c": 0.09593,
    "h": 240.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256994

secondary

#BB7F59

accent

#8245E3

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256994

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

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