#256C96#256C96

#256C96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.096 H 239.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256C96
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 150)
HSL	hsl(202, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(202, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 28%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.24, -7.13, -29.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.24, 30.02, 256.26°)
OKLab	oklab(50.72% -0.0494 -0.0823)
OKLCH	oklch(50.72% 0.096 239)
XYZ	xyz(11.6284, 13.3191, 30.8062)
Luminance	0.1332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#256C96 #964F25

analogous

#259688 #256C96 #253496

triadic

#256C96 #96256C #6C9625

tetradic

#256C96 #882596 #964F25 #349625

square

#256C96 #882596 #964F25 #349625

split-complementary

#256C96 #962534 #968825

monochromatic

#0D2534 #194965 #256C96 #318FC7 #5EAAD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#256C96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#256C96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256C96

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256C96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256C96	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#586C98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00777B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256c96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.096 239.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7096b5',
    500: '#256c96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256c96;
$custom-light: #7096b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256c96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.301,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50723,
    "c": 0.09602,
    "h": 239
  },
  "luminance": 0.1332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256C96

secondary

#BC7F5B

accent

#7F44E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256C96

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

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