#256A8A#256A8A
#256A8A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.085 H 232.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #256A8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 106, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 58%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 73%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.2%, 23.2%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.05, -10.30, -23.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.05, 25.97, 246.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.6% -0.0516 -0.067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.6% 0.085 232.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5026, 12.5352, 25.9058) |
| Luminance | 0.1254 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 3.50
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.60
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 3.79
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 4.16
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 6.40
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#256A8A #8A4525
analogous
#258A78 #256A8A #25388A
triadic
#256A8A #8A256A #6A8A25
tetradic
#256A8A #78258A #8A4525 #388A25
square
#256A8A #78258A #8A4525 #388A25
split-complementary
#256A8A #8A2538 #8A7825
monochromatic
#0B2029 #18455A #256A8A #328FBA #57ABD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#256A8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#256A8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #256A8A
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##256A8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##256A8A | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A698C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C5F8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007375
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #256a8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.085 232.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6e94ac',
500: '#256a8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #256a8a; $custom-light: #6e94ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#256a8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 106,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.01,
"s": 57.714,
"l": 34.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49597,
"c": 0.08457,
"h": 232.4
},
"luminance": 0.12536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#256A8A
secondary
#B77354
accent
#7847E1
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF1F4
border
#C8CBCE
text
#080D10
muted
#7B7E7F