#256A87#256A87

#256A87 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.082 H 229.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256A87
RGB	rgb(37, 106, 135)
HSL	hsl(198, 57%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(198, 73%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.6%, 21.5%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.92, -11.37, -22.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.92, 24.98, 242.92°)
OKLab	oklab(49.45% -0.0528 -0.0624)
OKLCH	oklch(49.45% 0.082 229.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.2884, 12.4495, 24.7777)
Luminance	0.1245 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256A87 #874225

analogous

#258773 #256A87 #253987

triadic

#256A87 #87256A #6A8725

tetradic

#256A87 #732587 #874225 #398725

square

#256A87 #732587 #874225 #398725

split-complementary

#256A87 #872539 #877325

monochromatic

#0B1F27 #184457 #256A87 #3290B7 #56ACD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#256A87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#256A87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256A87

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256A87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256A87	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6888

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E5F87

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007274

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256a87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.082 229.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d94aa',
    500: '#256a87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256a87;
$custom-light: #6d94aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256a87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.755,
    "s": 56.977,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49448,
    "c": 0.08173,
    "h": 229.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12451
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256A87

secondary

#B57053

accent

#7548E0

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256A87

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

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