#256B95#256B95

#256B95 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.096 H 239.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256B95
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 149)
HSL	hsl(203, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(203, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 28.2%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.88, -6.90, -29.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.88, 29.93, 256.68°)
OKLab	oklab(50.42% -0.0487 -0.0823)
OKLCH	oklch(50.42% 0.096 239.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.4433, 13.0773, 30.3490)
Luminance	0.1308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256B95 #954F25

analogous

#259587 #256B95 #253395

triadic

#256B95 #95256B #6B9525

tetradic

#256B95 #872595 #954F25 #339525

square

#256B95 #872595 #954F25 #339525

split-complementary

#256B95 #952533 #958725

monochromatic

#0D2533 #194864 #256B95 #318EC6 #5EA9D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#256B95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#256B95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256B95

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256B95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256B95	1.00	5.81	3.62	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576B97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486194

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00767A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256b95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.096 239.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7095b4',
    500: '#256b95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256b95;
$custom-light: #7095b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256b95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.5,
    "s": 60.215,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50421,
    "c": 0.09561,
    "h": 239.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256B95

secondary

#BC7F5A

accent

#8044E3

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256B95

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

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