#256A98#256A98

#256A98 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.100 H 242.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256A98
RGB	rgb(37, 106, 152)
HSL	hsl(204, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(204, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 30.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.71, -5.19, -31.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.71, 31.60, 260.55°)
OKLab	oklab(50.34% -0.0467 -0.0882)
OKLCH	oklch(50.34% 0.1 242.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.5823, 12.9670, 31.5921)
Luminance	0.1297 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256A98 #985325

analogous

#25988D #256A98 #253098

triadic

#256A98 #98256A #6A9825

tetradic

#256A98 #8D2598 #985325 #309825

square

#256A98 #8D2598 #985325 #309825

split-complementary

#256A98 #982530 #988D25

monochromatic

#0D2536 #194867 #256A98 #318CC9 #5FA8D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#256A98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#256A98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256A98

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256A98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256A98	1.00	5.84	3.59	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556B9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456097

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00757A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256a98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.100 242.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7094b6',
    500: '#256a98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256a98;
$custom-light: #7094b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256a98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50338,
    "c": 0.09982,
    "h": 242.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12968
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256A98

secondary

#BD835C

accent

#8444E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256A98

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

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