#256C9C#256C9C

#256C9C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.103 H 242.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256C9C
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 156)
HSL	hsl(204, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(204, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.3%, 30.8%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.53, -4.91, -32.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.53, 32.63, 261.34°)
OKLab	oklab(51.05% -0.0474 -0.0914)
OKLCH	oklch(51.05% 0.103 242.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.1239, 13.5173, 33.4162)
Luminance	0.1352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256C9C #9C5525

analogous

#259C91 #256C9C #25309C

triadic

#256C9C #9C256C #6C9C25

tetradic

#256C9C #91259C #9C5525 #309C25

square

#256C9C #91259C #9C5525 #309C25

split-complementary

#256C9C #9C2530 #9C9125

monochromatic

#0E2839 #194A6B #256C9C #318ECD #62A9DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#256C9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#256C9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256C9C

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256C9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256C9C	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566D9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#45629B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256c9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.103 242.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7195b9',
    500: '#256c9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256c9c;
$custom-light: #7195b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256c9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.202,
    "s": 61.658,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51051,
    "c": 0.10292,
    "h": 242.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13519
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256C9C

secondary

#BF855E

accent

#8443E5

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256C9C

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

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