#256C82#256C82

#256C82 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.077 H 222.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256C82
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 130)
HSL	hsl(194, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(194, 72%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 16.9%, 0%, 49%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.35, -14.28, -18.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.35, 23.42, 232.44°)
OKLab	oklab(49.72% -0.057 -0.0519)
OKLCH	oklch(49.72% 0.077 222.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.1531, 12.7290, 23.0366)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256C82 #823B25

analogous

#25826A #256C82 #253D82

triadic

#256C82 #82256C #6C8225

tetradic

#256C82 #6A2582 #823B25 #3D8225

square

#256C82 #6A2582 #823B25 #3D8225

split-complementary

#256C82 #82253D #826A25

monochromatic

#0A1D23 #174452 #256C82 #3394B2 #53B1CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#256C82 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#256C82 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256C82

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256C82	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256C82	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6983

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526082

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007373

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256c82;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.077 222.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d96a6',
    500: '#256c82',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256c82;
$custom-light: #6d96a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256c82",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.194,
    "s": 55.689,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49722,
    "c": 0.07704,
    "h": 222.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256C82

secondary

#B26850

accent

#6C49DF

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256C82

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

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