#256C98#256C98

#256C98 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.098 H 240.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256C98
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 152)
HSL	hsl(203, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(203, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 28.9%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.34, -6.39, -30.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.34, 30.87, 258.05°)
OKLab	oklab(50.83% -0.0487 -0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(50.83% 0.098 240.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.7908, 13.3841, 31.6616)
Luminance	0.1338 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256C98 #985125

analogous

#25988B #256C98 #253298

triadic

#256C98 #98256C #6C9825

tetradic

#256C98 #8B2598 #985125 #329825

square

#256C98 #8B2598 #985125 #329825

split-complementary

#256C98 #982532 #988B25

monochromatic

#0D2636 #194967 #256C98 #318FC9 #5FAAD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#256C98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#256C98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256C98

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256C98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256C98	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576C9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486297

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00777B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256c98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.098 240.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7096b6',
    500: '#256c98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256c98;
$custom-light: #7096b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256c98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.957,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50831,
    "c": 0.09828,
    "h": 240.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256C98

secondary

#BD815C

accent

#8144E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256C98

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

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