#256D87#256D87

#256D87 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.081 H 226.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256D87
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 135)
HSL	hsl(196, 57%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(196, 73%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.6%, 19.3%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.88, -13.11, -20.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.88, 24.55, 237.73°)
OKLab	oklab(50.22% -0.056 -0.0581)
OKLCH	oklch(50.22% 0.081 226)
XYZ	xyz(10.6030, 13.0787, 24.8826)
Luminance	0.1308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256D87 #873F25

analogous

#258770 #256D87 #253C87

triadic

#256D87 #87256D #6D8725

tetradic

#256D87 #702587 #873F25 #3C8725

square

#256D87 #702587 #873F25 #3C8725

split-complementary

#256D87 #87253C #877025

monochromatic

#0B1F27 #184657 #256D87 #3294B7 #56B0D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#256D87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#256D87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256D87

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256D87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256D87	1.00	5.81	3.62	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6B88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516187

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007575

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256d87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.081 226.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d97aa',
    500: '#256d87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256d87;
$custom-light: #6d97aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256d87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.918,
    "s": 56.977,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50215,
    "c": 0.08072,
    "h": 226
  },
  "luminance": 0.1308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256D87

secondary

#B56D53

accent

#7048E0

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256D87

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

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