#256C8C#256C8C

#256C8C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.086 H 231.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256C8C
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 140)
HSL	hsl(199, 58%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(199, 74%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.6%, 22.9%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.78, -10.76, -23.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.78, 26.22, 245.78°)
OKLab	oklab(50.21% -0.053 -0.0672)
OKLCH	oklch(50.21% 0.086 231.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.8572, 13.0107, 26.7450)
Luminance	0.1301 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256C8C #8C4525

analogous

#258C79 #256C8C #25388C

triadic

#256C8C #8C256C #6C8C25

tetradic

#256C8C #79258C #8C4525 #388C25

square

#256C8C #79258C #8C4525 #388C25

split-complementary

#256C8C #8C2538 #8C7925

monochromatic

#0B212B #18475C #256C8C #3291BC #58ADD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#256C8C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#256C8C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256C8C

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256C8C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256C8C	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6B8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E618C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256c8c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.086 231.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e96ad',
    500: '#256c8c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256c8c;
$custom-light: #6e96ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256c8c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.641,
    "s": 58.192,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50205,
    "c": 0.08557,
    "h": 231.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13012
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256C8C

secondary

#B87455

accent

#7746E1

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256C8C

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

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