#256C81#256C81

#256C81 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.076 H 221.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256C81
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 129)
HSL	hsl(194, 55%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(194, 71%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 16.3%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.31, -14.62, -18.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.31, 23.21, 230.96°)
OKLab	oklab(49.68% -0.0574 -0.0503)
OKLCH	oklch(49.68% 0.076 221.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.0863, 12.7023, 22.6848)
Luminance	0.1270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256C81 #813A25

analogous

#258168 #256C81 #253E81

triadic

#256C81 #81256C #6C8125

tetradic

#256C81 #682581 #813A25 #3E8125

square

#256C81 #682581 #813A25 #3E8125

split-complementary

#256C81 #81253E #816825

monochromatic

#0A1C22 #174451 #256C81 #3394B1 #53B2CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#256C81 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#256C81 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256C81

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256C81	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256C81	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6982

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536081

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007373

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256c81;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.076 221.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c96a5',
    500: '#256c81',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256c81;
$custom-light: #6c96a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256c81",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.696,
    "s": 55.422,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49675,
    "c": 0.07633,
    "h": 221.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256C81

secondary

#B26650

accent

#6B49DF

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256C81

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

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