#256F89#256F89

#256F89 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.082 H 225.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256F89
RGB	rgb(37, 111, 137)
HSL	hsl(196, 57%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(196, 73%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(73%, 19%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.61, -13.55, -20.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.61, 24.85, 236.97°)
OKLab	oklab(50.82% -0.0574 -0.0583)
OKLCH	oklch(50.82% 0.082 225.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.9609, 13.5671, 25.7031)
Luminance	0.1357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256F89 #893F25

analogous

#258971 #256F89 #253D89

triadic

#256F89 #89256F #6F8925

tetradic

#256F89 #712589 #893F25 #3D8925

square

#256F89 #712589 #893F25 #3D8925

split-complementary

#256F89 #89253D #897125

monochromatic

#0B2129 #184859 #256F89 #3296B9 #57B2D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#256F89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#256F89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256F89

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256F89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256F89	1.00	5.65	3.71	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616D8A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536389

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007777

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256f89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 111, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.082 225.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e98ab',
    500: '#256f89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256f89;
$custom-light: #6e98ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256f89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.6,
    "s": 57.471,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50822,
    "c": 0.08182,
    "h": 225.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13568
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256F89

secondary

#B66D54

accent

#6F47E1

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256F89

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

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