#256D97#256D97

#256D97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.096 H 238.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256D97
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 151)
HSL	hsl(202, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(202, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 27.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.60, -7.36, -29.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.60, 30.10, 255.85°)
OKLab	oklab(51.03% -0.0501 -0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(51.03% 0.096 238.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.8153, 13.5636, 31.2675)
Luminance	0.1356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256D97 #974F25

analogous

#259788 #256D97 #253497

triadic

#256D97 #97256D #6D9725

tetradic

#256D97 #882597 #974F25 #349725

square

#256D97 #882597 #974F25 #349725

split-complementary

#256D97 #972534 #978825

monochromatic

#0D2635 #194A66 #256D97 #3190C8 #5FABD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#256D97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#256D97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256D97

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256D97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256D97	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#596D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6296

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256d97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.096 238.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7096b5',
    500: '#256d97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256d97;
$custom-light: #7096b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256d97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.105,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51025,
    "c": 0.09644,
    "h": 238.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256D97

secondary

#BD7F5B

accent

#7F44E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256D97

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

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