#256D95#256D95

#256D95 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.094 H 237.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256D95
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 149)
HSL	hsl(201, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(201, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 26.8%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.51, -8.09, -28.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.51, 29.29, 253.96°)
OKLab	oklab(50.92% -0.0508 -0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(50.92% 0.094 237.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.6543, 13.4992, 30.4193)
Luminance	0.1350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256D95 #954D25

analogous

#259585 #256D95 #253595

triadic

#256D95 #95256D #6D9525

tetradic

#256D95 #852595 #954D25 #359525

square

#256D95 #852595 #954D25 #359525

split-complementary

#256D95 #952535 #958525

monochromatic

#0D2533 #194964 #256D95 #3191C6 #5EACD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#256D95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#256D95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256D95

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256D95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256D95	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6D97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6294

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00777B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256d95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.094 237.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7096b4',
    500: '#256d95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256d95;
$custom-light: #7096b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256d95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.429,
    "s": 60.215,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50918,
    "c": 0.09424,
    "h": 237.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256D95

secondary

#BC7D5A

accent

#7D44E3

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256D95

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

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