#256997#256997

#256997 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.099 H 242.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256997
RGB	rgb(37, 105, 151)
HSL	hsl(204, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(204, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 30.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.35, -4.95, -31.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.35, 31.54, 260.97°)
OKLab	oklab(50.04% -0.046 -0.0881)
OKLCH	oklch(50.04% 0.099 242.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.3983, 12.7295, 31.1285)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256997 #975325

analogous

#25978C #256997 #253097

triadic

#256997 #972569 #699725

tetradic

#256997 #8C2597 #975325 #309725

square

#256997 #8C2597 #975325 #309725

split-complementary

#256997 #972530 #978C25

monochromatic

#0D2535 #194766 #256997 #318BC8 #5FA7D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#256997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#256997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256997

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256997	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#546A99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#445F96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007479

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 105, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.099 242.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7093b6',
    500: '#256997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256997;
$custom-light: #7093b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.211,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50036,
    "c": 0.09944,
    "h": 242.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256997

secondary

#BD825B

accent

#8444E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256997

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

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