#256B89#256B89

#256B89 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.083 H 230.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256B89
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 137)
HSL	hsl(198, 57%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(198, 73%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(73%, 21.9%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.33, -11.24, -22.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.33, 25.43, 243.76°)
OKLab	oklab(49.8% -0.0531 -0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(49.8% 0.083 230.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.5342, 12.7137, 25.5609)
Luminance	0.1272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256B89 #894325

analogous

#258975 #256B89 #253989

triadic

#256B89 #89256B #6B8925

tetradic

#256B89 #752589 #894325 #398925

square

#256B89 #752589 #894325 #398925

split-complementary

#256B89 #892539 #897525

monochromatic

#0B2029 #184559 #256B89 #3291B9 #57ADD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#256B89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#256B89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256B89

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256B89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256B89	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C698A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6089

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007375

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256b89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.083 230.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e95ab',
    500: '#256b89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256b89;
$custom-light: #6e95ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256b89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198,
    "s": 57.471,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49801,
    "c": 0.08317,
    "h": 230.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256B89

secondary

#B67154

accent

#7547E1

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256B89

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

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