#256F97#256F97

#256F97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.095 H 236.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256F97
RGB	rgb(37, 111, 151)
HSL	hsl(201, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(201, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 26.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.23, -8.55, -28.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.23, 29.48, 253.15°)
OKLab	oklab(51.52% -0.0521 -0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(51.52% 0.095 236.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.0311, 13.9952, 31.3394)
Luminance	0.1400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256F97 #974D25

analogous

#259786 #256F97 #253697

triadic

#256F97 #97256F #6F9725

tetradic

#256F97 #862597 #974D25 #369725

square

#256F97 #862597 #974D25 #369725

split-complementary

#256F97 #972536 #978625

monochromatic

#0D2735 #194B66 #256F97 #3193C8 #5FADD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#256F97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#256F97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256F97

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256F97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256F97	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6F99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6496

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256f97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 111, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.095 236.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7098b5',
    500: '#256f97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256f97;
$custom-light: #7098b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256f97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.053,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51521,
    "c": 0.0951,
    "h": 236.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256F97

secondary

#BD7D5B

accent

#7C44E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256F97

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

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