#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
RGBrgb(37, 105, 152)
HSLhsl(205, 61%, 37%)
HSVhsv(205, 76%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(75.7%, 30.9%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LABlab(42.40, -4.58, -31.66)
CIE-LCHlch(42.40, 31.99, 261.77°)
OKLaboklab(50.09% -0.0457 -0.0896)
OKLCHoklch(50.09% 0.101 243)
XYZxyz(11.4798, 12.7621, 31.5580)
Luminance0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

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
##2569981.005.913.555.91
#FFFFFF5.911.0021.001.00
#0000003.5521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.911.0021.001.00

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

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#256998 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva