#256A99#256A99

#256A99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.101 H 242.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256A99
RGB	rgb(37, 106, 153)
HSL	hsl(204, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(204, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 30.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.76, -4.82, -31.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.76, 32.06, 261.36°)
OKLab	oklab(50.39% -0.0464 -0.0897)
OKLCH	oklch(50.39% 0.101 242.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.6645, 12.9999, 32.0253)
Luminance	0.1300 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256A99 #995425

analogous

#25998E #256A99 #253099

triadic

#256A99 #99256A #6A9925

tetradic

#256A99 #8E2599 #995425 #309925

square

#256A99 #8E2599 #995425 #309925

split-complementary

#256A99 #992530 #998E25

monochromatic

#0D2636 #194868 #256A99 #318CCA #60A8D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#256A99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#256A99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256A99

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256A99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256A99	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#546B9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446098

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00767B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256a99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.101 242.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7094b7',
    500: '#256a99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256a99;
$custom-light: #7094b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256a99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.31,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50393,
    "c": 0.101,
    "h": 242.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13001
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256A99

secondary

#BE845C

accent

#8544E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256A99

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

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