#256E90#256E90

#256E90 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.088 H 232.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256E90
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 144)
HSL	hsl(199, 59%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(199, 74%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 23.6%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.59, -10.49, -25.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.59, 27.15, 247.27°)
OKLab	oklab(50.91% -0.0536 -0.0704)
OKLCH	oklch(50.91% 0.088 232.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.3709, 13.5575, 28.3977)
Luminance	0.1356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256E90 #904725

analogous

#25907C #256E90 #253990

triadic

#256E90 #90256E #6E9025

tetradic

#256E90 #7C2590 #904725 #399025

square

#256E90 #7C2590 #904725 #399025

split-complementary

#256E90 #902539 #907C25

monochromatic

#0C242F #18495F #256E90 #3293C1 #5BAED5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#256E90 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#256E90 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256E90

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256E90	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256E90	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6D92

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F628F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256e90;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.088 232.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f97b0',
    500: '#256e90',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256e90;
$custom-light: #6f97b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256e90",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.065,
    "s": 59.116,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50911,
    "c": 0.08849,
    "h": 232.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13559
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256E90

secondary

#B97757

accent

#7745E2

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F5

border

#C8CCCF

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256E90

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

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