#256B86#256B86

#256B86 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.080 H 227.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256B86
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 134)
HSL	hsl(197, 57%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(197, 72%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.4%, 20.1%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.20, -12.31, -21.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.20, 24.52, 239.88°)
OKLab	oklab(49.65% -0.0543 -0.0594)
OKLCH	oklch(49.65% 0.08 227.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.3220, 12.6288, 24.4432)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256B86 #864025

analogous

#258670 #256B86 #253A86

triadic

#256B86 #86256B #6B8625

tetradic

#256B86 #702586 #864025 #3A8625

square

#256B86 #702586 #864025 #3A8625

split-complementary

#256B86 #86253A #867025

monochromatic

#0B1E26 #184556 #256B86 #3291B6 #55AED0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#256B86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#256B86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256B86

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256B86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256B86	1.00	5.96	3.53	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6987

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5F86

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007374

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256b86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.080 227.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d95a9',
    500: '#256b86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256b86;
$custom-light: #6d95a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256b86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.701,
    "s": 56.725,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49654,
    "c": 0.08047,
    "h": 227.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256B86

secondary

#B46E52

accent

#7248E0

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256B86

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

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