#256C90#256C90

#256C90 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.090 H 234.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256C90
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 144)
HSL	hsl(200, 59%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(200, 74%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 25%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.96, -9.32, -26.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.96, 27.64, 250.30°)
OKLab	oklab(50.41% -0.0515 -0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(50.41% 0.09 234.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.1576, 13.1308, 28.3266)
Luminance	0.1313 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256C90 #904925

analogous

#25907E #256C90 #253690

triadic

#256C90 #90256C #6C9025

tetradic

#256C90 #7E2590 #904925 #369025

square

#256C90 #7E2590 #904925 #369025

split-complementary

#256C90 #902536 #907E25

monochromatic

#0C232F #18475F #256C90 #3291C1 #5BACD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#256C90 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#256C90 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256C90

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256C90	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256C90	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6B92

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C618F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007578

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256c90;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.090 234.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f96b0',
    500: '#256c90',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256c90;
$custom-light: #6f96b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256c90",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.187,
    "s": 59.116,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50408,
    "c": 0.08956,
    "h": 234.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13132
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256C90

secondary

#B97857

accent

#7A45E2

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F5

border

#C8CBCF

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256C90

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

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