#256E80#256E80

#256E80 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.076 H 217.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256E80
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 128)
HSL	hsl(192, 55%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(192, 71%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 14.1%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.92, -16.09, -16.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.92, 23.04, 225.72°)
OKLab	oklab(50.15% -0.06 -0.046)
OKLCH	oklch(50.15% 0.076 217.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.2335, 13.1025, 22.4076)
Luminance	0.1310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256E80 #803725

analogous

#258065 #256E80 #254180

triadic

#256E80 #80256E #6E8025

tetradic

#256E80 #652580 #803725 #418025

square

#256E80 #652580 #803725 #418025

split-complementary

#256E80 #802541 #806525

monochromatic

#0A1C21 #174551 #256E80 #3397AF #52B5CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#256E80 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#256E80 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256E80

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256E80	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256E80	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626B81

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556180

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007474

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256e80;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.076 217.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c97a4',
    500: '#256e80',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256e80;
$custom-light: #6c97a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256e80",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.868,
    "s": 55.152,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50149,
    "c": 0.0756,
    "h": 217.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256E80

secondary

#B16350

accent

#6749DE

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256E80

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

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