#256F88#256F88

#256F88 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.081 H 224.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256F88
RGB	rgb(37, 111, 136)
HSL	hsl(195, 57%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(195, 73%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.8%, 18.4%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.56, -13.90, -20.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.56, 24.60, 235.61°)
OKLab	oklab(50.77% -0.0578 -0.0568)
OKLCH	oklch(50.77% 0.081 224.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.8895, 13.5385, 25.3271)
Luminance	0.1354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256F88 #883E25

analogous

#258870 #256F88 #253E88

triadic

#256F88 #88256F #6F8825

tetradic

#256F88 #702588 #883E25 #3E8825

square

#256F88 #702588 #883E25 #3E8825

split-complementary

#256F88 #88253E #887025

monochromatic

#0B2028 #184858 #256F88 #3296B8 #56B2D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#256F88 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#256F88 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256F88

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256F88	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256F88	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)

#616D89

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536388

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007777

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256f88;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 111, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.081 224.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e98aa',
    500: '#256f88',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256f88;
$custom-light: #6e98aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256f88",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.152,
    "s": 57.225,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50774,
    "c": 0.08102,
    "h": 224.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1354
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256F88

secondary

#B66C53

accent

#6E47E0

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256F88

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

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