#256B84#256B84
#256B84 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.079 H 225.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #256B84 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 107, 132) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 56%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 72%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 18.9%, 0%, 48.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.11, -13.01, -20.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.11, 23.97, 237.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.56% -0.0551 -0.0563) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.56% 0.079 225.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.1838, 12.5735, 23.7155) |
| Luminance | 0.1258 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 3.86
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 5.62
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 6.10
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.48
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 6.63
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#256B84 #843E25
analogous
#25846D #256B84 #253C84
triadic
#256B84 #84256B #6B8425
tetradic
#256B84 #6D2584 #843E25 #3C8425
square
#256B84 #6D2584 #843E25 #3C8425
split-complementary
#256B84 #84253C #846D25
monochromatic
#0A1E24 #184454 #256B84 #3292B4 #54AFCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.97
#256B84 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.52
#256B84 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #256B84
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##256B84 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##256B84 | 1.00 | 5.97 | 3.52 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D6985
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#505F84
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007273
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #256b84; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 132); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.079 225.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6d95a7',
500: '#256b84',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #256b84; $custom-light: #6d95a7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#256b84",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 107,
"b": 132
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.789,
"s": 56.213,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49558,
"c": 0.07879,
"h": 225.7
},
"luminance": 0.12575
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#256B84
secondary
#B36B51
accent
#7048E0
background
#F6F9FA
surface
#ECF1F4
border
#C7CBCE
text
#080D0F
muted
#7B7E7F