#256D91#256D91

#256D91 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.090 H 234.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256D91
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 145)
HSL	hsl(200, 59%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(200, 74%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 24.8%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.32, -9.54, -26.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.32, 27.75, 249.88°)
OKLab	oklab(50.71% -0.0522 -0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(50.71% 0.09 234.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.3404, 13.3736, 28.7663)
Luminance	0.1338 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256D91 #914925

analogous

#25917F #256D91 #253791

triadic

#256D91 #91256D #6D9125

tetradic

#256D91 #7F2591 #914925 #379125

square

#256D91 #7F2591 #914925 #379125

split-complementary

#256D91 #912537 #917F25

monochromatic

#0C242F #194860 #256D91 #3192C2 #5BADD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#256D91 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#256D91 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256D91

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256D91	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256D91	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6C93

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6290

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256d91;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.090 234.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f96b1',
    500: '#256d91',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256d91;
$custom-light: #6f96b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256d91",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 59.341,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5071,
    "c": 0.09002,
    "h": 234.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13375
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256D91

secondary

#BA7958

accent

#7A45E3

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F5

border

#C8CCCF

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256D91

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

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