#256C94#256C94

#256C94 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.094 H 237.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256C94
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 148)
HSL	hsl(202, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(202, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 27%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.15, -7.86, -28.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.15, 29.20, 254.38°)
OKLab	oklab(50.62% -0.0501 -0.0793)
OKLCH	oklch(50.62% 0.094 237.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.4687, 13.2552, 29.9653)
Luminance	0.1326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256C94 #944D25

analogous

#259485 #256C94 #253594

triadic

#256C94 #94256C #6C9425

tetradic

#256C94 #852594 #944D25 #359425

square

#256C94 #852594 #944D25 #359425

split-complementary

#256C94 #942535 #948525

monochromatic

#0D2532 #194863 #256C94 #3190C5 #5DABD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#256C94 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#256C94 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256C94

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256C94	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256C94	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#596C96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6193

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00767A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256c94;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.094 237.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f96b3',
    500: '#256c94',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256c94;
$custom-light: #6f96b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256c94",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.622,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50617,
    "c": 0.09381,
    "h": 237.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13257
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256C94

secondary

#BB7D59

accent

#7E45E3

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256C94

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

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