#256D9C#256D9C

#256D9C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.102 H 241.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256D9C
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 156)
HSL	hsl(204, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(204, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.3%, 30.1%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.84, -5.52, -31.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.84, 32.25, 260.15°)
OKLab	oklab(51.3% -0.0484 -0.0899)
OKLCH	oklch(51.3% 0.102 241.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.2300, 13.7295, 33.4515)
Luminance	0.1373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256D9C #9C5425

analogous

#259C8F #256D9C #25329C

triadic

#256D9C #9C256D #6D9C25

tetradic

#256D9C #8F259C #9C5425 #329C25

square

#256D9C #8F259C #9C5425 #329C25

split-complementary

#256D9C #9C2532 #9C8F25

monochromatic

#0E2839 #194A6B #256D9C #3190CD #62AADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#256D9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#256D9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256D9C

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256D9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256D9C	1.00	5.61	3.75	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576E9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#47639B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256d9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.102 241.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7196b9',
    500: '#256d9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256d9c;
$custom-light: #7196b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256d9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.697,
    "s": 61.658,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51296,
    "c": 0.10212,
    "h": 241.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256D9C

secondary

#BF845E

accent

#8343E5

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256D9C

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

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