#256A8B#256A8B
#256A8B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.086 H 233.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #256A8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 106, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 58%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 73%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.4%, 23.7%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.10, -9.94, -24.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.10, 26.32, 247.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.65% -0.0513 -0.0685) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.65% 0.086 233.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5753, 12.5643, 26.2889) |
| Luminance | 0.1257 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 3.22
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.41
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 3.45
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 4.30
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 6.21
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#256A8B #8B4625
analogous
#258B79 #256A8B #25378B
triadic
#256A8B #8B256A #6A8B25
tetradic
#256A8B #79258B #8B4625 #378B25
square
#256A8B #79258B #8B4625 #378B25
split-complementary
#256A8B #8B2537 #8B7925
monochromatic
#0B202A #18455B #256A8B #328FBB #58ABD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.98
#256A8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#256A8B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #256A8B
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##256A8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##256A8B | 1.00 | 5.98 | 3.51 | 5.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A698D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C5F8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007375
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #256a8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.086 233.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6e94ad',
500: '#256a8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #256a8b; $custom-light: #6e94ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#256a8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 106,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.412,
"s": 57.955,
"l": 34.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49648,
"c": 0.08557,
"h": 233.2
},
"luminance": 0.12565
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#256A8B
secondary
#B77555
accent
#7947E1
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF1F4
border
#C8CBCE
text
#080D10
muted
#7B7E7F