#256F8F#256F8F

#256F8F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.087 H 230.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256F8F
RGB	rgb(37, 111, 143)
HSL	hsl(198, 59%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(198, 74%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 22.4%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.86, -11.43, -24.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.86, 26.60, 244.55°)
OKLab	oklab(51.11% -0.055 -0.0675)
OKLCH	oklch(51.11% 0.087 230.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.4033, 13.7441, 28.0332)
Luminance	0.1374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256F8F #8F4525

analogous

#258F7A #256F8F #253A8F

triadic

#256F8F #8F256F #6F8F25

tetradic

#256F8F #7A258F #8F4525 #3A8F25

square

#256F8F #7A258F #8F4525 #3A8F25

split-complementary

#256F8F #8F253A #8F7A25

monochromatic

#0C242E #18495E #256F8F #3295C0 #5AAFD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#256F8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#256F8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256F8F

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256F8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256F8F	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6D91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50638F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256f8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 111, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.087 230.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f98b0',
    500: '#256f8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256f8f;
$custom-light: #6f98b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256f8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.113,
    "s": 58.889,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51113,
    "c": 0.08706,
    "h": 230.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13745
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256F8F

secondary

#B97457

accent

#7546E2

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256F8F

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

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