#256B91#256B91

#256B91 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.091 H 236.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256B91
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 145)
HSL	hsl(201, 59%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(201, 74%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 26.2%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.69, -8.36, -27.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.69, 28.30, 252.81°)
OKLab	oklab(50.21% -0.0501 -0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(50.21% 0.091 236.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.1295, 12.9518, 28.6960)
Luminance	0.1295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256B91 #914B25

analogous

#259181 #256B91 #253591

triadic

#256B91 #91256B #6B9125

tetradic

#256B91 #812591 #914B25 #359125

square

#256B91 #812591 #914B25 #359125

split-complementary

#256B91 #912535 #918125

monochromatic

#0C232F #194760 #256B91 #318FC2 #5BAAD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#256B91 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#256B91 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256B91

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256B91	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256B91	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#596B93

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6090

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007578

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256b91;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.091 236.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f95b1',
    500: '#256b91',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256b91;
$custom-light: #6f95b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256b91",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.111,
    "s": 59.341,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50209,
    "c": 0.09121,
    "h": 236.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256B91

secondary

#BA7A58

accent

#7D45E3

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F5

border

#C8CBCF

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256B91

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

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