#256E89#256E89

#256E89 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.082 H 226.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256E89
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 137)
HSL	hsl(196, 57%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(196, 73%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(73%, 19.7%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.29, -12.98, -21.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.29, 24.97, 238.69°)
OKLab	oklab(50.57% -0.0563 -0.0597)
OKLCH	oklch(50.57% 0.082 226.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.8524, 13.3501, 25.6669)
Luminance	0.1335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256E89 #894025

analogous

#258972 #256E89 #253C89

triadic

#256E89 #89256E #6E8925

tetradic

#256E89 #722589 #894025 #3C8925

square

#256E89 #722589 #894025 #3C8925

split-complementary

#256E89 #89253C #897225

monochromatic

#0B2129 #184759 #256E89 #3295B9 #57B0D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#256E89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#256E89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256E89

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256E89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256E89	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6C8A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526289

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256e89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.082 226.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e97ab',
    500: '#256e89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256e89;
$custom-light: #6e97ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256e89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.2,
    "s": 57.471,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50566,
    "c": 0.0821,
    "h": 226.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13351
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256E89

secondary

#B66E54

accent

#7147E1

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256E89

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

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