#256A95#256A95

#256A95 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.096 H 240.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256A95
RGB	rgb(37, 106, 149)
HSL	hsl(203, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(203, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 28.9%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.57, -6.30, -29.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.57, 30.28, 258.00°)
OKLab	oklab(50.17% -0.0477 -0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(50.17% 0.096 240.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.3397, 12.8700, 30.3145)
Luminance	0.1287 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256A95 #955025

analogous

#259588 #256A95 #253295

triadic

#256A95 #95256A #6A9525

tetradic

#256A95 #882595 #955025 #329525

square

#256A95 #882595 #955025 #329525

split-complementary

#256A95 #952532 #958825

monochromatic

#0D2433 #194764 #256A95 #318DC6 #5EA8D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#256A95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#256A95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256A95

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256A95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256A95	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566A97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476094

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007579

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256a95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.096 240.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7094b4',
    500: '#256a95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256a95;
$custom-light: #7094b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256a95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.036,
    "s": 60.215,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50173,
    "c": 0.09633,
    "h": 240.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256A95

secondary

#BC805A

accent

#8144E3

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256A95

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

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