#256C83#256C83

#256C83 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.078 H 223.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256C83
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 131)
HSL	hsl(195, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(195, 72%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 17.6%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.39, -13.93, -19.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.39, 23.64, 233.91°)
OKLab	oklab(49.77% -0.0566 -0.0534)
OKLCH	oklch(49.77% 0.078 223.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.2206, 12.7560, 23.3918)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256C83 #833C25

analogous

#25836B #256C83 #253D83

triadic

#256C83 #83256C #6C8325

tetradic

#256C83 #6B2583 #833C25 #3D8325

square

#256C83 #6B2583 #833C25 #3D8325

split-complementary

#256C83 #83253D #836B25

monochromatic

#0A1D24 #184553 #256C83 #3293B3 #54B1CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#256C83 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#256C83 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256C83

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256C83	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256C83	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6984

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526083

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007373

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256c83;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.078 223.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d96a7',
    500: '#256c83',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256c83;
$custom-light: #6d96a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256c83",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.681,
    "s": 55.952,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49768,
    "c": 0.07779,
    "h": 223.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256C83

secondary

#B36951

accent

#6D49DF

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256C83

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

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