#256E88#256E88

#256E88 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.081 H 225.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256E88
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 136)
HSL	hsl(196, 57%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(196, 73%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.8%, 19.1%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.24, -13.33, -20.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.24, 24.70, 237.35°)
OKLab	oklab(50.52% -0.0567 -0.0582)
OKLCH	oklch(50.52% 0.081 225.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.7810, 13.3215, 25.2909)
Luminance	0.1332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256E88 #883F25

analogous

#258871 #256E88 #253D88

triadic

#256E88 #88256E #6E8825

tetradic

#256E88 #712588 #883F25 #3D8825

square

#256E88 #712588 #883F25 #3D8825

split-complementary

#256E88 #88253D #887125

monochromatic

#0B2028 #184758 #256E88 #3295B8 #56B1D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#256E88 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#256E88 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256E88

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256E88	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256E88	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606C89

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526288

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007676

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256e88;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.081 225.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e97aa',
    500: '#256e88',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256e88;
$custom-light: #6e97aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256e88",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.758,
    "s": 57.225,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50518,
    "c": 0.08127,
    "h": 225.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13323
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256E88

secondary

#B66D53

accent

#7047E0

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256E88

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

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