#256C85#256C85

#256C85 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.079 H 225.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256C85
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 133)
HSL	hsl(196, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(196, 72%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 18.8%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.48, -13.23, -20.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.48, 24.13, 236.75°)
OKLab	oklab(49.86% -0.0557 -0.0565)
OKLCH	oklch(49.86% 0.079 225.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.3574, 12.8107, 24.1126)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256C85 #853E25

analogous

#25856E #256C85 #253C85

triadic

#256C85 #85256C #6C8525

tetradic

#256C85 #6E2585 #853E25 #3C8525

square

#256C85 #6E2585 #853E25 #3C8525

split-complementary

#256C85 #85253C #856E25

monochromatic

#0A1E25 #184555 #256C85 #3293B5 #55B0D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#256C85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#256C85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256C85

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256C85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256C85	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6A86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516085

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007374

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256c85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.079 225.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d96a8',
    500: '#256c85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256c85;
$custom-light: #6d96a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256c85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.625,
    "s": 56.471,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49863,
    "c": 0.07935,
    "h": 225.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256C85

secondary

#B46B52

accent

#7048E0

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256C85

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

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