#256998#256998

#256998 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.101 H 243.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256998
RGB	rgb(37, 105, 152)
HSL	hsl(205, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(205, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 30.9%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.40, -4.58, -31.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.40, 31.99, 261.77°)
OKLab	oklab(50.09% -0.0457 -0.0896)
OKLCH	oklch(50.09% 0.101 243)
XYZ	xyz(11.4798, 12.7621, 31.5580)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256998 #985425

analogous

#25988E #256998 #252F98

triadic

#256998 #982569 #699825

tetradic

#256998 #8E2598 #985425 #2F9825

square

#256998 #8E2598 #985425 #2F9825

split-complementary

#256998 #98252F #988E25

monochromatic

#0D2536 #194767 #256998 #318BC9 #5FA7D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#256998 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#256998 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256998

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256998	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256998	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536A9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#435F97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00757A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256998;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 105, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.101 243.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7093b6',
    500: '#256998',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256998;
$custom-light: #7093b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256998",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.522,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50092,
    "c": 0.10064,
    "h": 243
  },
  "luminance": 0.12763
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256998

secondary

#BD835C

accent

#8544E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256998

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

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