#256E8E#256E8E
#256E8E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.087 H 231.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #256E8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 110, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 59%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 74%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.9%, 22.5%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.50, -11.21, -23.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.50, 26.47, 244.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.81% -0.0544 -0.0674) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.81% 0.087 231.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2194, 13.4969, 27.5998) |
| Luminance | 0.1350 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.84
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 2.95
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 4.54
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 4.61
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.43
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#256E8E #8E4525
analogous
#258E7A #256E8E #25398E
triadic
#256E8E #8E256E #6E8E25
tetradic
#256E8E #7A258E #8E4525 #398E25
square
#256E8E #7A258E #8E4525 #398E25
split-complementary
#256E8E #8E2539 #8E7A25
monochromatic
#0C232D #18485D #256E8E #3294BF #5AAFD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.68
#256E8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.70
#256E8E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #256E8E
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##256E8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##256E8E | 1.00 | 5.68 | 3.70 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E6D90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#50628E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007779
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #256e8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.087 231.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6f97af',
500: '#256e8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #256e8e; $custom-light: #6f97af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#256e8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 110,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.286,
"s": 58.659,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50811,
"c": 0.08656,
"h": 231.1
},
"luminance": 0.13498
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#256E8E
secondary
#B97456
accent
#7546E2
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#080D10
muted
#7B7E7F