#256B96#256B96

#256B96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.097 H 240.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256B96
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 150)
HSL	hsl(203, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(203, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 28.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.93, -6.53, -29.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.93, 30.36, 257.58°)
OKLab	oklab(50.48% -0.0484 -0.0838)
OKLCH	oklch(50.48% 0.097 240)
XYZ	xyz(11.5235, 13.1094, 30.7713)
Luminance	0.1311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#256B96 #965025

analogous

#259689 #256B96 #253396

triadic

#256B96 #96256B #6B9625

tetradic

#256B96 #892596 #965025 #339625

square

#256B96 #892596 #965025 #339625

split-complementary

#256B96 #962533 #968925

monochromatic

#0D2534 #194865 #256B96 #318EC7 #5EA9D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#256B96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#256B96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256B96

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256B96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256B96	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576B98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00767A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256b96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.097 240.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7095b5',
    500: '#256b96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256b96;
$custom-light: #7095b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256b96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.832,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50475,
    "c": 0.09674,
    "h": 240
  },
  "luminance": 0.13111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256B96

secondary

#BC805B

accent

#8144E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256B96

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

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