#256996#256996

#256996 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.098 H 241.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256996
RGB	rgb(37, 105, 150)
HSL	hsl(204, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(204, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 30%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.30, -5.32, -30.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.30, 31.09, 260.14°)
OKLab	oklab(49.98% -0.0464 -0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(49.98% 0.098 241.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.3174, 12.6972, 30.7026)
Luminance	0.1270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#256996 #965225

analogous

#25968B #256996 #253096

triadic

#256996 #962569 #699625

tetradic

#256996 #8B2596 #965225 #309625

square

#256996 #8B2596 #965225 #309625

split-complementary

#256996 #962530 #968B25

monochromatic

#0D2434 #194765 #256996 #318BC7 #5EA7D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#256996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#256996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256996

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256996	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#546A98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#455F95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007479

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 105, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.098 241.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7093b5',
    500: '#256996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256996;
$custom-light: #7093b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.894,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49981,
    "c": 0.09826,
    "h": 241.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12698
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256996

secondary

#BC815B

accent

#8444E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256996

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

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