#256B7D#256B7D

#256B7D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.074 H 218.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256B7D
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 125)
HSL	hsl(192, 54%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(192, 70%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 14.4%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.83, -15.43, -16.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.83, 22.49, 226.68°)
OKLab	oklab(49.23% -0.058 -0.0456)
OKLCH	oklch(49.23% 0.074 218.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.7208, 12.3883, 21.2769)
Luminance	0.1239 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256B7D #7D3725

analogous

#257D63 #256B7D #253F7D

triadic

#256B7D #7D256B #6B7D25

tetradic

#256B7D #63257D #7D3725 #3F7D25

square

#256B7D #63257D #7D3725 #3F7D25

split-complementary

#256B7D #7D253F #7D6325

monochromatic

#091A1F #17434E #256B7D #3393AC #51B2CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#256B7D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#256B7D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256B7D

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256B7D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256B7D	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F687E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535F7D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007171

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256b7d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.074 218.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c95a2',
    500: '#256b7d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256b7d;
$custom-light: #6c95a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256b7d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.273,
    "s": 54.321,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49233,
    "c": 0.07375,
    "h": 218.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256B7D

secondary

#AF624F

accent

#684ADE

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F3

border

#C7CBCD

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256B7D

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

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