#256C86#256C86

#256C86 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.080 H 226.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256C86
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 134)
HSL	hsl(196, 57%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(196, 72%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.4%, 19.4%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.52, -12.88, -20.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.52, 24.39, 238.12°)
OKLab	oklab(49.91% -0.0553 -0.058)
OKLCH	oklch(49.91% 0.08 226.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.4268, 12.8385, 24.4782)
Luminance	0.1284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256C86 #863F25

analogous

#25866F #256C86 #253C86

triadic

#256C86 #86256C #6C8625

tetradic

#256C86 #6F2586 #863F25 #3C8625

square

#256C86 #6F2586 #863F25 #3C8625

split-complementary

#256C86 #86253C #866F25

monochromatic

#0B1F26 #184556 #256C86 #3293B6 #55AFD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#256C86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#256C86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256C86

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256C86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256C86	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6A87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516086

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007474

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256c86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.080 226.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d96a9',
    500: '#256c86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256c86;
$custom-light: #6d96a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256c86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.082,
    "s": 56.725,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4991,
    "c": 0.08017,
    "h": 226.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256C86

secondary

#B46D52

accent

#7148E0

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256C86

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

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