#256B87#256B87

#256B87 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.081 H 228.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256B87
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 135)
HSL	hsl(197, 57%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(197, 73%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.6%, 20.7%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.24, -11.95, -21.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.24, 24.81, 241.20°)
OKLab	oklab(49.7% -0.0539 -0.0609)
OKLCH	oklch(49.7% 0.081 228.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.3921, 12.6568, 24.8123)
Luminance	0.1266 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#256B87 #874125

analogous

#258772 #256B87 #253A87

triadic

#256B87 #87256B #6B8725

tetradic

#256B87 #722587 #874125 #3A8725

square

#256B87 #722587 #874125 #3A8725

split-complementary

#256B87 #87253A #877225

monochromatic

#0B1F27 #184557 #256B87 #3291B7 #56AED1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#256B87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#256B87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256B87

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256B87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256B87	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6988

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5F87

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007374

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256b87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.081 228.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d95aa',
    500: '#256b87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256b87;
$custom-light: #6d95aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256b87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.143,
    "s": 56.977,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49703,
    "c": 0.08135,
    "h": 228.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12658
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256B87

secondary

#B56F53

accent

#7348E0

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256B87

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

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