#256E98#256E98

#256E98 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.097 H 238.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256E98
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 152)
HSL	hsl(202, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(202, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 27.6%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.96, -7.59, -29.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.96, 30.19, 255.44°)
OKLab	oklab(51.33% -0.0507 -0.0825)
OKLCH	oklch(51.33% 0.097 238.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.0041, 13.8108, 31.7328)
Luminance	0.1381 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256E98 #984F25

analogous

#259889 #256E98 #253598

triadic

#256E98 #98256E #6E9825

tetradic

#256E98 #892598 #984F25 #359825

square

#256E98 #892598 #984F25 #359825

split-complementary

#256E98 #982535 #988925

monochromatic

#0D2736 #194A67 #256E98 #3192C9 #5FACD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#256E98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#256E98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256E98

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256E98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256E98	1.00	5.58	3.76	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6E9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256e98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.097 238.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7097b6',
    500: '#256e98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256e98;
$custom-light: #7097b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256e98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.913,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51326,
    "c": 0.09684,
    "h": 238.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256E98

secondary

#BD7F5C

accent

#7E44E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256E98

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

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