#256C95#256C95

#256C95 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.095 H 238.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256C95
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 149)
HSL	hsl(202, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(202, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 27.5%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.19, -7.50, -28.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.19, 29.60, 255.33°)
OKLab	oklab(50.67% -0.0497 -0.0808)
OKLCH	oklch(50.67% 0.095 238.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.5482, 13.2870, 30.3840)
Luminance	0.1329 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256C95 #954E25

analogous

#259586 #256C95 #253495

triadic

#256C95 #95256C #6C9525

tetradic

#256C95 #862595 #954E25 #349525

square

#256C95 #862595 #954E25 #349525

split-complementary

#256C95 #952534 #958625

monochromatic

#0D2533 #194864 #256C95 #3190C6 #5EAAD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#256C95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#256C95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256C95

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256C95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256C95	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#596C97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496194

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00767A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256c95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.095 238.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7096b4',
    500: '#256c95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256c95;
$custom-light: #7096b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256c95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.964,
    "s": 60.215,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5067,
    "c": 0.09491,
    "h": 238.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13288
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256C95

secondary

#BC7E5A

accent

#7F44E3

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256C95

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

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