#256E96#256E96

#256E96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.095 H 237.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256E96
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 150)
HSL	hsl(201, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(201, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 26.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.87, -8.32, -28.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.87, 29.38, 253.55°)
OKLab	oklab(51.22% -0.0514 -0.0795)
OKLCH	oklch(51.22% 0.095 237.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.8417, 13.7458, 30.8774)
Luminance	0.1375 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256E96 #964D25

analogous

#259686 #256E96 #253696

triadic

#256E96 #96256E #6E9625

tetradic

#256E96 #862596 #964D25 #369625

square

#256E96 #862596 #964D25 #369625

split-complementary

#256E96 #962536 #968625

monochromatic

#0D2634 #194A65 #256E96 #3192C7 #5EACD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#256E96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#256E96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256E96

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256E96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256E96	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6E98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6395

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256e96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.095 237.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7097b5',
    500: '#256e96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256e96;
$custom-light: #7097b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256e96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.239,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5122,
    "c": 0.09467,
    "h": 237.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256E96

secondary

#BC7D5B

accent

#7D44E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256E96

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

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