#256C97#256C97

#256C97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.097 H 239.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256C97
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 151)
HSL	hsl(203, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(203, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 28.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.29, -6.76, -29.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.29, 30.44, 257.17°)
OKLab	oklab(50.78% -0.0491 -0.0838)
OKLCH	oklch(50.78% 0.097 239.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.7092, 13.3514, 31.2321)
Luminance	0.1335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256C97 #975025

analogous

#259789 #256C97 #253397

triadic

#256C97 #97256C #6C9725

tetradic

#256C97 #892597 #975025 #339725

square

#256C97 #892597 #975025 #339725

split-complementary

#256C97 #972533 #978925

monochromatic

#0D2635 #194966 #256C97 #318FC8 #5FAAD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#256C97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#256C97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256C97

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256C97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256C97	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#586C99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486196

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00777B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256c97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.097 239.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7096b6',
    500: '#256c97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256c97;
$custom-light: #7096b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256c97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.632,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50777,
    "c": 0.09715,
    "h": 239.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256C97

secondary

#BD805B

accent

#8044E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256C97

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

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