#256D82#256D82

#256D82 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.077 H 221.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256D82
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 130)
HSL	hsl(194, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(194, 72%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 16.2%, 0%, 49%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.67, -14.84, -18.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.67, 23.39, 230.61°)
OKLab	oklab(49.98% -0.0581 -0.0504)
OKLCH	oklch(49.98% 0.077 221)
XYZ	xyz(10.2592, 12.9411, 23.0720)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256D82 #823A25

analogous

#258268 #256D82 #253F82

triadic

#256D82 #82256D #6D8225

tetradic

#256D82 #682582 #823A25 #3F8225

square

#256D82 #682582 #823A25 #3F8225

split-complementary

#256D82 #82253F #826825

monochromatic

#0A1D23 #174552 #256D82 #3395B2 #53B2CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#256D82 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#256D82 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256D82

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256D82	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256D82	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606A83

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536182

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007474

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256d82;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.077 221.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d97a6',
    500: '#256d82',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256d82;
$custom-light: #6d97a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256d82",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.548,
    "s": 55.689,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4998,
    "c": 0.07692,
    "h": 221
  },
  "luminance": 0.12942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256D82

secondary

#B26750

accent

#6B49DF

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256D82

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

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