#256F85#256F85

#256F85 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.079 H 221.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256F85
RGB	rgb(37, 111, 133)
HSL	hsl(194, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(194, 72%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 16.5%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.44, -14.94, -18.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.44, 23.93, 231.38°)
OKLab	oklab(50.64% -0.059 -0.0522)
OKLCH	oklch(50.64% 0.079 221.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.6793, 13.4544, 24.2199)
Luminance	0.1346 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#256F85 #853B25

analogous

#25856B #256F85 #253F85

triadic

#256F85 #85256F #6F8525

tetradic

#256F85 #6B2585 #853B25 #3F8525

square

#256F85 #6B2585 #853B25 #3F8525

split-complementary

#256F85 #85253F #856B25

monochromatic

#0A1F25 #184755 #256F85 #3297B5 #55B3D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#256F85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#256F85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256F85

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256F85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256F85	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626C86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556285

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007676

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256f85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 111, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.079 221.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d98a8',
    500: '#256f85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256f85;
$custom-light: #6d98a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256f85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.75,
    "s": 56.471,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50635,
    "c": 0.07879,
    "h": 221.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256F85

secondary

#B46852

accent

#6B48E0

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256F85

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

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