#256A94#256A94

#256A94 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.095 H 239.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256A94
RGB	rgb(37, 106, 148)
HSL	hsl(203, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(203, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 28.4%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.52, -6.67, -29.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.52, 29.85, 257.10°)
OKLab	oklab(50.12% -0.048 -0.0822)
OKLCH	oklch(50.12% 0.095 239.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.2602, 12.8382, 29.8958)
Luminance	0.1284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256A94 #944F25

analogous

#259487 #256A94 #253394

triadic

#256A94 #94256A #6A9425

tetradic

#256A94 #872594 #944F25 #339425

square

#256A94 #872594 #944F25 #339425

split-complementary

#256A94 #942533 #948725

monochromatic

#0D2432 #194763 #256A94 #318DC5 #5DA8D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#256A94 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#256A94 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256A94

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256A94	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256A94	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566A96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476093

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007579

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256a94;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.095 239.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f94b3',
    500: '#256a94',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256a94;
$custom-light: #6f94b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256a94",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.703,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50119,
    "c": 0.0952,
    "h": 239.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256A94

secondary

#BB7E59

accent

#8145E3

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256A94

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

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