#256F8D#256F8D
#256F8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.085 H 229.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #256F8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 111, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 58%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 74%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.8%, 21.3%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.78, -12.14, -22.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.78, 25.97, 242.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.02% -0.0558 -0.0644) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.02% 0.085 229.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2532, 13.6840, 27.2423) |
| Luminance | 0.1368 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.33
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.56
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 5.34
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 5.49
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.52
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#256F8D #8D4325
analogous
#258D77 #256F8D #253B8D
triadic
#256F8D #8D256F #6F8D25
tetradic
#256F8D #77258D #8D4325 #3B8D25
square
#256F8D #77258D #8D4325 #3B8D25
split-complementary
#256F8D #8D253B #8D7725
monochromatic
#0C232C #18495D #256F8D #3295BD #59B0D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.62
#256F8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.74
#256F8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #256F8D
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##256F8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##256F8D | 1.00 | 5.62 | 3.74 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F6D8E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#51638D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007779
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #256f8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 111, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.085 229.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6e98ae',
500: '#256f8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #256f8d; $custom-light: #6e98ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#256f8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 111,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.308,
"s": 58.427,
"l": 34.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51015,
"c": 0.08522,
"h": 229.1
},
"luminance": 0.13685
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#256F8D
secondary
#B87256
accent
#7346E2
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#080D10
muted
#7B7E7F