#256A97#256A97

#256A97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.099 H 241.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256A97
RGB	rgb(37, 106, 151)
HSL	hsl(204, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(204, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 29.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.66, -5.56, -30.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.66, 31.16, 259.72°)
OKLab	oklab(50.28% -0.047 -0.0867)
OKLCH	oklch(50.28% 0.099 241.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.5007, 12.9344, 31.1626)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256A97 #975225

analogous

#25978B #256A97 #253197

triadic

#256A97 #97256A #6A9725

tetradic

#256A97 #8B2597 #975225 #319725

square

#256A97 #8B2597 #975225 #319725

split-complementary

#256A97 #972531 #978B25

monochromatic

#0D2535 #194766 #256A97 #318DC8 #5FA8D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#256A97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#256A97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256A97

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256A97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256A97	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556B99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456096

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00757A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256a97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.099 241.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7094b6',
    500: '#256a97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256a97;
$custom-light: #7094b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256a97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.684,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50282,
    "c": 0.09865,
    "h": 241.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12936
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256A97

secondary

#BD825B

accent

#8344E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256A97

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

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