#256995#256995

#256995 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.097 H 241.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256995
RGB	rgb(37, 105, 149)
HSL	hsl(204, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(204, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 29.5%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.25, -5.69, -30.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.25, 30.64, 259.29°)
OKLab	oklab(49.93% -0.0467 -0.0851)
OKLCH	oklch(49.93% 0.097 241.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.2372, 12.6651, 30.2803)
Luminance	0.1267 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256995 #955125

analogous

#259589 #256995 #253195

triadic

#256995 #952569 #699525

tetradic

#256995 #892595 #955125 #319525

square

#256995 #892595 #955125 #319525

split-complementary

#256995 #952531 #958925

monochromatic

#0D2433 #194664 #256995 #318CC6 #5EA7D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#256995 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#256995 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256995

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256995	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256995	1.00	5.94	3.53	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556A97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#455F94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007478

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256995;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 105, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.097 241.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f93b4',
    500: '#256995',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256995;
$custom-light: #6f93b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256995",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.571,
    "s": 60.215,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49926,
    "c": 0.09709,
    "h": 241.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256995

secondary

#BC805A

accent

#8344E3

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256995

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

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