#256B85#256B85

#256B85 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.080 H 226.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256B85
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 133)
HSL	hsl(196, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(196, 72%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 19.5%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.16, -12.66, -20.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.16, 24.24, 238.52°)
OKLab	oklab(49.61% -0.0547 -0.0579)
OKLCH	oklch(49.61% 0.08 226.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.2526, 12.6010, 24.0777)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256B85 #853F25

analogous

#25856F #256B85 #253B85

triadic

#256B85 #85256B #6B8525

tetradic

#256B85 #6F2585 #853F25 #3B8525

square

#256B85 #6F2585 #853F25 #3B8525

split-complementary

#256B85 #85253B #856F25

monochromatic

#0A1E25 #184455 #256B85 #3292B5 #55AED0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#256B85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#256B85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256B85

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256B85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256B85	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)

#5D6986

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#505F85

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007373

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256b85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.080 226.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d95a8',
    500: '#256b85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256b85;
$custom-light: #6d95a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256b85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.25,
    "s": 56.471,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49606,
    "c": 0.07962,
    "h": 226.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256B85

secondary

#B46C52

accent

#7148E0

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256B85

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

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