#256D98#256D98

#256D98 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.098 H 239.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256D98
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 152)
HSL	hsl(202, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(202, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 28.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.65, -6.99, -29.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.65, 30.52, 256.76°)
OKLab	oklab(51.08% -0.0497 -0.0839)
OKLCH	oklch(51.08% 0.098 239.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.8969, 13.5962, 31.6970)
Luminance	0.1360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256D98 #985025

analogous

#25988A #256D98 #253398

triadic

#256D98 #98256D #6D9825

tetradic

#256D98 #8A2598 #985025 #339825

square

#256D98 #8A2598 #985025 #339825

split-complementary

#256D98 #982533 #988A25

monochromatic

#0D2636 #194A67 #256D98 #3190C9 #5FABD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#256D98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#256D98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256D98

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256D98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256D98	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#596D9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496297

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256d98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.098 239.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7096b6',
    500: '#256d98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256d98;
$custom-light: #7096b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256d98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.435,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51078,
    "c": 0.09755,
    "h": 239.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13598
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256D98

secondary

#BD805C

accent

#8044E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256D98

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

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