#256A90#256A90

#256A90 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.091 H 237.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256A90
RGB	rgb(37, 106, 144)
HSL	hsl(201, 59%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(201, 74%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 26.4%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.33, -8.13, -27.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.33, 28.20, 253.24°)
OKLab	oklab(49.91% -0.0494 -0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(49.91% 0.091 237)
XYZ	xyz(10.9490, 12.7137, 28.2571)
Luminance	0.1272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256A90 #904B25

analogous

#259080 #256A90 #253590

triadic

#256A90 #90256A #6A9025

tetradic

#256A90 #802590 #904B25 #359025

square

#256A90 #802590 #904B25 #359025

split-complementary

#256A90 #902535 #908025

monochromatic

#0C222F #18465F #256A90 #328EC1 #5BA9D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#256A90 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#256A90 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256A90

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256A90	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256A90	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#586A92

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#495F8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007477

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256a90;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.091 237.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f94b0',
    500: '#256a90',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256a90;
$custom-light: #6f94b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256a90",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.308,
    "s": 59.116,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49906,
    "c": 0.09077,
    "h": 237
  },
  "luminance": 0.12715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256A90

secondary

#B97A57

accent

#7D45E2

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F5

border

#C8CBCF

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256A90

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

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