#256B83#256B83

#256B83 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.078 H 224.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256B83
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 131)
HSL	hsl(195, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(195, 72%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 18.3%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.07, -13.36, -19.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.07, 23.72, 235.72°)
OKLab	oklab(49.51% -0.0555 -0.0548)
OKLCH	oklch(49.51% 0.078 224.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.1157, 12.5463, 23.3569)
Luminance	0.1255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256B83 #833D25

analogous

#25836C #256B83 #253C83

triadic

#256B83 #83256B #6B8325

tetradic

#256B83 #6C2583 #833D25 #3C8325

square

#256B83 #6C2583 #833D25 #3C8325

split-complementary

#256B83 #83253C #836C25

monochromatic

#0A1D24 #184453 #256B83 #3292B3 #54AFCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#256B83 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#256B83 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256B83

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256B83	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256B83	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6984

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#515F83

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007273

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256b83;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.078 224.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d95a7',
    500: '#256b83',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256b83;
$custom-light: #6d95a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256b83",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.319,
    "s": 55.952,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49511,
    "c": 0.07799,
    "h": 224.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256B83

secondary

#B36A51

accent

#6F49DF

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256B83

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

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