#256C80#256C80

#256C80 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.076 H 220.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256C80
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 128)
HSL	hsl(193, 55%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(193, 71%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 15.6%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.27, -14.96, -17.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.27, 23.02, 229.45°)
OKLab	oklab(49.63% -0.0578 -0.0488)
OKLCH	oklch(49.63% 0.076 220.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.0202, 12.6758, 22.3365)
Luminance	0.1268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256C80 #803925

analogous

#258067 #256C80 #253E80

triadic

#256C80 #80256C #6C8025

tetradic

#256C80 #672580 #803925 #3E8025

square

#256C80 #672580 #803925 #3E8025

split-complementary

#256C80 #80253E #806725

monochromatic

#0A1C21 #174451 #256C80 #3394AF #52B2CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#256C80 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#256C80 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256C80

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256C80	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256C80	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606981

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536080

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007372

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256c80;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.076 220.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c96a5',
    500: '#256c80',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256c80;
$custom-light: #6c96a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256c80",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.187,
    "s": 55.152,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4963,
    "c": 0.07565,
    "h": 220.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12677
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256C80

secondary

#B16550

accent

#6A49DE

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256C80

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

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