#256E84#256E84

#256E84 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.078 H 221.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256E84
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 132)
HSL	hsl(194, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(194, 72%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 16.7%, 0%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.08, -14.72, -18.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.08, 23.76, 231.73°)
OKLab	oklab(50.33% -0.0583 -0.0521)
OKLCH	oklch(50.33% 0.078 221.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.5020, 13.2099, 23.8216)
Luminance	0.1321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256E84 #843B25

analogous

#25846A #256E84 #253E84

triadic

#256E84 #84256E #6E8425

tetradic

#256E84 #6A2584 #843B25 #3E8425

square

#256E84 #6A2584 #843B25 #3E8425

split-complementary

#256E84 #84253E #846A25

monochromatic

#0A1E24 #184654 #256E84 #3296B4 #54B3CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#256E84 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#256E84 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256E84

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256E84	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256E84	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616B85

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546284

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007575

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256e84;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 132);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.078 221.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d97a7',
    500: '#256e84',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256e84;
$custom-light: #6d97a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256e84",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 132
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.895,
    "s": 56.213,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50331,
    "c": 0.07822,
    "h": 221.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13211
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256E84

secondary

#B36851

accent

#6B48E0

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256E84

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

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