#256B98#256B98

#256B98 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.099 H 241.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256B98
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 152)
HSL	hsl(203, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(203, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 29.6%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.02, -5.79, -30.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.02, 31.23, 259.31°)
OKLab	oklab(50.58% -0.0477 -0.0868)
OKLCH	oklch(50.58% 0.099 241.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.6859, 13.1744, 31.6267)
Luminance	0.1318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256B98 #985225

analogous

#25988C #256B98 #253298

triadic

#256B98 #98256B #6B9825

tetradic

#256B98 #8C2598 #985225 #329825

square

#256B98 #8C2598 #985225 #329825

split-complementary

#256B98 #982532 #988C25

monochromatic

#0D2636 #194867 #256B98 #318EC9 #5FA9D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#256B98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#256B98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256B98

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256B98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256B98	1.00	5.78	3.64	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566C9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466197

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00767B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256b98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.099 241.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7095b6',
    500: '#256b98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256b98;
$custom-light: #7095b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256b98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.478,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50584,
    "c": 0.09904,
    "h": 241.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13176
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256B98

secondary

#BD825C

accent

#8244E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256B98

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

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