#256F98#256F98

#256F98 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.096 H 237.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256F98
RGB	rgb(37, 111, 152)
HSL	hsl(201, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(201, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 27%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.27, -8.18, -28.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.27, 29.87, 254.11°)
OKLab	oklab(51.57% -0.0517 -0.0811)
OKLCH	oklch(51.57% 0.096 237.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.1126, 14.0278, 31.7689)
Luminance	0.1403 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#256F98 #984E25

analogous

#259888 #256F98 #253698

triadic

#256F98 #98256F #6F9825

tetradic

#256F98 #882598 #984E25 #369825

square

#256F98 #882598 #984E25 #369825

split-complementary

#256F98 #982536 #988825

monochromatic

#0D2736 #194B67 #256F98 #3193C9 #5FADD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#256F98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#256F98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256F98

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256F98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256F98	1.00	5.52	3.81	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6F9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256f98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 111, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.096 237.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7098b6',
    500: '#256f98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256f98;
$custom-light: #7098b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256f98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.391,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51574,
    "c": 0.09617,
    "h": 237.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256F98

secondary

#BD7E5C

accent

#7D44E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256F98

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

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