#256F94#256F94

#256F94 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.092 H 234.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256F94
RGB	rgb(37, 111, 148)
HSL	hsl(200, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(200, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 25%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.09, -9.63, -26.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.09, 28.34, 250.13°)
OKLab	oklab(51.37% -0.0532 -0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(51.37% 0.092 234.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.7906, 13.8989, 30.0726)
Luminance	0.1390 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256F94 #944A25

analogous

#259482 #256F94 #253894

triadic

#256F94 #94256F #6F9425

tetradic

#256F94 #822594 #944A25 #389425

square

#256F94 #822594 #944A25 #389425

split-complementary

#256F94 #942538 #948225

monochromatic

#0D2632 #194A63 #256F94 #3194C5 #5DAED6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#256F94 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#256F94 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256F94

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256F94	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256F94	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6E96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6493

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256f94;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 111, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.092 234.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7098b3',
    500: '#256f94',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256f94;
$custom-light: #7098b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256f94",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51366,
    "c": 0.09197,
    "h": 234.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256F94

secondary

#BB7A59

accent

#7945E3

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256F94

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

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