#256B82#256B82
#256B82 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.077 H 223.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #256B82 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 107, 130) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 56%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 72%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.5%, 17.7%, 0%, 49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.03, -13.71, -19.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.03, 23.48, 234.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.46% -0.0559 -0.0533) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.46% 0.077 223.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.0483, 12.5193, 23.0017) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 4.26
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.20
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 6.39
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 6.86
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 7.46
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 7.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#256B82 #823C25
analogous
#25826B #256B82 #253C82
triadic
#256B82 #82256B #6B8225
tetradic
#256B82 #6B2582 #823C25 #3C8225
square
#256B82 #6B2582 #823C25 #3C8225
split-complementary
#256B82 #82253C #826B25
monochromatic
#0A1D23 #174452 #256B82 #3392B2 #53B0CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#256B82 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#256B82 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #256B82
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##256B82 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##256B82 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.50 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E6983
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#515F82
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007272
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #256b82; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 130); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.077 223.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c95a6',
500: '#256b82',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #256b82; $custom-light: #6c95a6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#256b82",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 107,
"b": 130
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.839,
"s": 55.689,
"l": 32.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49464,
"c": 0.07721,
"h": 223.6
},
"luminance": 0.1252
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#256B82
secondary
#B26950
accent
#6E49DF
background
#F6F9FA
surface
#ECF1F4
border
#C7CBCE
text
#080D0F
muted
#7B7E7F