#256F87#256F87

#256F87 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.080 H 223.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256F87
RGB	rgb(37, 111, 135)
HSL	hsl(195, 57%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(195, 73%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.6%, 17.8%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.52, -14.24, -19.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.52, 24.37, 234.23°)
OKLab	oklab(50.73% -0.0582 -0.0553)
OKLCH	oklch(50.73% 0.08 223.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.8188, 13.5102, 24.9545)
Luminance	0.1351 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#256F87 #873D25

analogous

#25876E #256F87 #253E87

triadic

#256F87 #87256F #6F8725

tetradic

#256F87 #6E2587 #873D25 #3E8725

square

#256F87 #6E2587 #873D25 #3E8725

split-complementary

#256F87 #87253E #876E25

monochromatic

#0B2027 #184857 #256F87 #3296B7 #56B3D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#256F87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#256F87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256F87

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256F87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256F87	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616C88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546387

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256f87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 111, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.080 223.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e98aa',
    500: '#256f87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256f87;
$custom-light: #6e98aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256f87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.694,
    "s": 56.977,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50727,
    "c": 0.08025,
    "h": 223.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256F87

secondary

#B56B53

accent

#6D48E0

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256F87

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

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