#256A86#256A86

#256A86 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.081 H 228.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256A86
RGB	rgb(37, 106, 134)
HSL	hsl(197, 57%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(197, 72%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.4%, 20.9%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.88, -11.73, -21.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.88, 24.67, 241.62°)
OKLab	oklab(49.4% -0.0532 -0.0608)
OKLCH	oklch(49.4% 0.081 228.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.2183, 12.4215, 24.4087)
Luminance	0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256A86 #864125

analogous

#258671 #256A86 #253986

triadic

#256A86 #86256A #6A8625

tetradic

#256A86 #712586 #864125 #398625

square

#256A86 #712586 #864125 #398625

split-complementary

#256A86 #862539 #867125

monochromatic

#0B1E26 #184456 #256A86 #3290B6 #55ADD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#256A86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#256A86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256A86

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256A86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256A86	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6887

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E5F86

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007273

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256a86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.081 228.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d94a9',
    500: '#256a86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256a86;
$custom-light: #6d94a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256a86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.32,
    "s": 56.725,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49398,
    "c": 0.08081,
    "h": 228.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12423
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256A86

secondary

#B46F52

accent

#7448E0

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256A86

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

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