#256A83#256A83

#256A83 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.078 H 226.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256A83
RGB	rgb(37, 106, 131)
HSL	hsl(196, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(196, 72%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 19.1%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.75, -12.78, -20.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.75, 23.82, 237.54°)
OKLab	oklab(49.25% -0.0544 -0.0562)
OKLCH	oklch(49.25% 0.078 226)
XYZ	xyz(10.0121, 12.3390, 23.3223)
Luminance	0.1234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256A83 #833E25

analogous

#25836D #256A83 #253B83

triadic

#256A83 #83256A #6A8325

tetradic

#256A83 #6D2583 #833E25 #3B8325

square

#256A83 #6D2583 #833E25 #3B8325

split-complementary

#256A83 #83253B #836D25

monochromatic

#0A1D24 #184353 #256A83 #3291B3 #54AECF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#256A83 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#256A83 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256A83

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256A83	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256A83	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6884

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5E83

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007172

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256a83;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.078 226.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d94a7',
    500: '#256a83',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256a83;
$custom-light: #6d94a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256a83",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.957,
    "s": 55.952,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49253,
    "c": 0.07823,
    "h": 226
  },
  "luminance": 0.1234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256A83

secondary

#B36B51

accent

#7149DF

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256A83

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

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