#256D94#256D94

#256D94 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.093 H 236.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256D94
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 148)
HSL	hsl(201, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(201, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 26.4%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.46, -8.46, -27.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.46, 28.89, 252.98°)
OKLab	oklab(50.87% -0.0511 -0.0779)
OKLCH	oklch(50.87% 0.093 236.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.5748, 13.4674, 30.0007)
Luminance	0.1347 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256D94 #944C25

analogous

#259484 #256D94 #253694

triadic

#256D94 #94256D #6D9425

tetradic

#256D94 #842594 #944C25 #369425

square

#256D94 #842594 #944C25 #369425

split-complementary

#256D94 #942536 #948425

monochromatic

#0D2532 #194963 #256D94 #3191C5 #5DACD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#256D94 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#256D94 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256D94

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256D94	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256D94	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6D96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6293

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00777A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256d94;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.093 236.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f96b3',
    500: '#256d94',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256d94;
$custom-light: #6f96b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256d94",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.081,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50866,
    "c": 0.09317,
    "h": 236.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256D94

secondary

#BB7C59

accent

#7C45E3

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256D94

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

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