#256A88#256A88

#256A88 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.083 H 230.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256A88
RGB	rgb(37, 106, 136)
HSL	hsl(198, 57%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(198, 73%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.8%, 22.1%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.97, -11.02, -22.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.97, 25.30, 244.18°)
OKLab	oklab(49.5% -0.0524 -0.0639)
OKLCH	oklch(49.5% 0.083 230.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.3591, 12.4778, 25.1503)
Luminance	0.1248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256A88 #884325

analogous

#258875 #256A88 #253988

triadic

#256A88 #88256A #6A8825

tetradic

#256A88 #752588 #884325 #398825

square

#256A88 #752588 #884325 #398825

split-complementary

#256A88 #882539 #887525

monochromatic

#0B1F28 #184558 #256A88 #328FB8 #56ACD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#256A88 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#256A88 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256A88

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256A88	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256A88	1.00	6.01	3.50	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6989

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D5F88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007274

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256a88;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.083 230.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d94aa',
    500: '#256a88',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256a88;
$custom-light: #6d94aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256a88",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.182,
    "s": 57.225,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49497,
    "c": 0.08265,
    "h": 230.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12479
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256A88

secondary

#B67153

accent

#7647E0

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256A88

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

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