#256A96#256A96

#256A96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.097 H 240.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256A96
RGB	rgb(37, 106, 150)
HSL	hsl(203, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(203, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 29.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.62, -5.93, -30.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.62, 30.72, 258.87°)
OKLab	oklab(50.23% -0.0474 -0.0852)
OKLCH	oklch(50.23% 0.097 240.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.4199, 12.9021, 30.7367)
Luminance	0.1290 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256A96 #965125

analogous

#25968A #256A96 #253196

triadic

#256A96 #96256A #6A9625

tetradic

#256A96 #8A2596 #965125 #319625

square

#256A96 #8A2596 #965125 #319625

split-complementary

#256A96 #962531 #968A25

monochromatic

#0D2534 #194765 #256A96 #318DC7 #5EA8D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#256A96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#256A96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256A96

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256A96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256A96	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566B98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466095

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007579

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256a96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.097 240.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7094b5',
    500: '#256a96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256a96;
$custom-light: #7094b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256a96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.363,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50228,
    "c": 0.09749,
    "h": 240.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256A96

secondary

#BC815B

accent

#8244E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256A96

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

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