#256E87#256E87

#256E87 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.080 H 224.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256E87
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 135)
HSL	hsl(195, 57%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(195, 73%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.6%, 18.5%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.20, -13.68, -20.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.20, 24.45, 235.98°)
OKLab	oklab(50.47% -0.0571 -0.0567)
OKLCH	oklch(50.47% 0.08 224.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.7103, 13.2932, 24.9184)
Luminance	0.1329 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#256E87 #873E25

analogous

#25876F #256E87 #253D87

triadic

#256E87 #87256E #6E8725

tetradic

#256E87 #6F2587 #873E25 #3D8725

square

#256E87 #6F2587 #873E25 #3D8725

split-complementary

#256E87 #87253D #876F25

monochromatic

#0B2027 #184757 #256E87 #3295B7 #56B1D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#256E87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#256E87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256E87

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256E87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256E87	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606C88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536287

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256e87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.080 224.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d97aa',
    500: '#256e87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256e87;
$custom-light: #6d97aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256e87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.306,
    "s": 56.977,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50471,
    "c": 0.08046,
    "h": 224.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13294
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256E87

secondary

#B56C53

accent

#6F48E0

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256E87

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

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