#256D80#256D80

#256D80 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.076 H 218.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256D80
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 128)
HSL	hsl(193, 55%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(193, 71%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 14.8%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.59, -15.53, -16.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.59, 23.02, 227.58°)
OKLab	oklab(49.89% -0.0589 -0.0474)
OKLCH	oklch(49.89% 0.076 218.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.1263, 12.8880, 22.3718)
Luminance	0.1289 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256D80 #803825

analogous

#258065 #256D80 #254080

triadic

#256D80 #80256D #6D8025

tetradic

#256D80 #652580 #803825 #408025

square

#256D80 #652580 #803825 #408025

split-complementary

#256D80 #802540 #806525

monochromatic

#0A1C21 #174551 #256D80 #3395AF #52B3CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#256D80 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#256D80 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256D80

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256D80	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256D80	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616A81

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546180

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007373

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256d80;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.076 218.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c97a4',
    500: '#256d80',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256d80;
$custom-light: #6c97a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256d80",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.527,
    "s": 55.152,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49889,
    "c": 0.0756,
    "h": 218.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256D80

secondary

#B16450

accent

#6849DE

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256D80

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

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