#256D96#256D96

#256D96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.095 H 238.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256D96
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 150)
HSL	hsl(202, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(202, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 27.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.55, -7.73, -28.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.55, 29.69, 254.92°)
OKLab	oklab(50.97% -0.0504 -0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(50.97% 0.095 238.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.7344, 13.5312, 30.8416)
Luminance	0.1353 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256D96 #964E25

analogous

#259687 #256D96 #253596

triadic

#256D96 #96256D #6D9625

tetradic

#256D96 #872596 #964E25 #359625

square

#256D96 #872596 #964E25 #359625

split-complementary

#256D96 #962535 #968725

monochromatic

#0D2634 #194965 #256D96 #3191C7 #5EABD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#256D96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#256D96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256D96

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256D96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256D96	1.00	5.67	3.71	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6D98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6295

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00777B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256d96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.095 238.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7096b5',
    500: '#256d96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256d96;
$custom-light: #7096b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256d96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.77,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50971,
    "c": 0.09533,
    "h": 238.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256D96

secondary

#BC7E5B

accent

#7E44E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256D96

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

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