#256D88#256D88

#256D88 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.082 H 227.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256D88
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 136)
HSL	hsl(196, 57%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(196, 73%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.8%, 19.9%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.92, -12.75, -21.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.92, 24.82, 239.08°)
OKLab	oklab(50.26% -0.0556 -0.0596)
OKLCH	oklch(50.26% 0.082 227)
XYZ	xyz(10.6737, 13.1070, 25.2551)
Luminance	0.1311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256D88 #884025

analogous

#258872 #256D88 #253C88

triadic

#256D88 #88256D #6D8825

tetradic

#256D88 #722588 #884025 #3C8825

square

#256D88 #722588 #884025 #3C8825

split-complementary

#256D88 #88253C #887225

monochromatic

#0B2028 #184658 #256D88 #3294B8 #56B0D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#256D88 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#256D88 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256D88

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256D88	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256D88	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6B89

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516188

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256d88;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.082 227.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e97aa',
    500: '#256d88',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256d88;
$custom-light: #6e97aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256d88",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.364,
    "s": 57.225,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50263,
    "c": 0.08156,
    "h": 227
  },
  "luminance": 0.13108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256D88

secondary

#B66E53

accent

#7147E0

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256D88

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

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