#256A91#256A91

#256A91 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.092 H 237.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256A91
RGB	rgb(37, 106, 145)
HSL	hsl(202, 59%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(202, 74%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 26.9%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.38, -7.77, -27.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.38, 28.60, 254.24°)
OKLab	oklab(49.96% -0.0491 -0.0776)
OKLCH	oklch(49.96% 0.092 237.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.0258, 12.7445, 28.6614)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256A91 #914C25

analogous

#259182 #256A91 #253491

triadic

#256A91 #91256A #6A9125

tetradic

#256A91 #822591 #914C25 #349125

square

#256A91 #822591 #914C25 #349125

split-complementary

#256A91 #912534 #918225

monochromatic

#0C232F #194660 #256A91 #318EC2 #5BA9D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#256A91 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#256A91 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256A91

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256A91	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256A91	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#586A93

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#495F90

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007477

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256a91;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.092 237.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f94b1',
    500: '#256a91',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256a91;
$custom-light: #6f94b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256a91",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.667,
    "s": 59.341,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49959,
    "c": 0.09185,
    "h": 237.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12746
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256A91

secondary

#BA7B58

accent

#7E45E3

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F5

border

#C8CBCF

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256A91

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

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