#256F96#256F96

#256F96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.094 H 236.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256F96
RGB	rgb(37, 111, 150)
HSL	hsl(201, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(201, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 26%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.18, -8.91, -27.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.18, 29.09, 252.17°)
OKLab	oklab(51.47% -0.0524 -0.0781)
OKLCH	oklch(51.47% 0.094 236.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.9502, 13.9628, 30.9135)
Luminance	0.1396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256F96 #964C25

analogous

#259685 #256F96 #253796

triadic

#256F96 #96256F #6F9625

tetradic

#256F96 #852596 #964C25 #379625

square

#256F96 #852596 #964C25 #379625

split-complementary

#256F96 #962537 #968525

monochromatic

#0D2634 #194B65 #256F96 #3193C7 #5EADD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#256F96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#256F96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256F96

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256F96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256F96	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6E98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6495

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256f96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 111, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.094 236.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7098b5',
    500: '#256f96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256f96;
$custom-light: #7098b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256f96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.708,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51469,
    "c": 0.09404,
    "h": 236.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13964
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256F96

secondary

#BC7C5B

accent

#7B44E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256F96

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

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