#256F90#256F90

#256F90 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.088 H 231.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256F90
RGB	rgb(37, 111, 144)
HSL	hsl(199, 59%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(199, 74%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 22.9%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.91, -11.07, -24.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.91, 26.93, 245.72°)
OKLab	oklab(51.16% -0.0546 -0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(51.16% 0.088 231.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.4794, 13.7745, 28.4339)
Luminance	0.1378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256F90 #904625

analogous

#25907B #256F90 #253990

triadic

#256F90 #90256F #6F9025

tetradic

#256F90 #7B2590 #904625 #399025

square

#256F90 #7B2590 #904625 #399025

split-complementary

#256F90 #902539 #907B25

monochromatic

#0C242F #18495F #256F90 #3295C1 #5BAFD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#256F90 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#256F90 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256F90

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256F90	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256F90	1.00	5.59	3.76	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6E92

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506390

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256f90;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 111, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.088 231.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f98b0',
    500: '#256f90',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256f90;
$custom-light: #6f98b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256f90",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.505,
    "s": 59.116,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51163,
    "c": 0.088,
    "h": 231.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13776
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256F90

secondary

#B97657

accent

#7645E2

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F5

border

#C8CCCF

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #256F90

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

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