#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
RGBrgb(37, 107, 152)
HSLhsl(203, 61%, 37%)
HSVhsv(203, 76%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(75.7%, 29.6%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LABlab(43.02, -5.79, -30.69)
CIE-LCHlch(43.02, 31.23, 259.31°)
OKLaboklab(50.58% -0.0477 -0.0868)
OKLCHoklch(50.58% 0.099 241.2)
XYZxyz(11.6859, 13.1744, 31.6267)
Luminance0.1318 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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
##256B981.005.783.645.78
#FFFFFF5.781.0021.001.00
#0000003.6421.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.781.0021.001.00

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

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#256B98 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva