#256C84#256C84

#256C84 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.079 H 224.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256C84
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 132)
HSL	hsl(195, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(195, 72%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 18.2%, 0%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.43, -13.58, -19.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.43, 23.88, 235.34°)
OKLab	oklab(49.82% -0.0561 -0.0549)
OKLCH	oklch(49.82% 0.079 224.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.2887, 12.7832, 23.7505)
Luminance	0.1278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#256C84 #843D25

analogous

#25846C #256C84 #253C84

triadic

#256C84 #84256C #6C8425

tetradic

#256C84 #6C2584 #843D25 #3C8425

square

#256C84 #6C2584 #843D25 #3C8425

split-complementary

#256C84 #84253C #846C25

monochromatic

#0A1E24 #184554 #256C84 #3293B4 #54B0CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#256C84 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#256C84 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256C84

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256C84	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256C84	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6A85

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516084

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007374

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256c84;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 132);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.079 224.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d96a7',
    500: '#256c84',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256c84;
$custom-light: #6d96a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256c84",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 132
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.158,
    "s": 56.213,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49815,
    "c": 0.07855,
    "h": 224.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12784
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256C84

secondary

#B36A51

accent

#6E48E0

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256C84

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

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