#256F99#256F99

#256F99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.097 H 238.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256F99
RGB	rgb(37, 111, 153)
HSL	hsl(202, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(202, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 27.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.32, -7.82, -29.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.32, 30.28, 255.04°)
OKLab	oklab(51.63% -0.0514 -0.0826)
OKLCH	oklch(51.63% 0.097 238.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.1949, 14.0607, 32.2021)
Luminance	0.1406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#256F99 #994F25

analogous

#259989 #256F99 #253599

triadic

#256F99 #99256F #6F9925

tetradic

#256F99 #892599 #994F25 #359925

square

#256F99 #892599 #994F25 #359925

split-complementary

#256F99 #992535 #998925

monochromatic

#0D2736 #194B68 #256F99 #3193CA #60ADD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#256F99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#256F99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256F99

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256F99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256F99	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6F9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6498

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256f99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 111, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.097 238.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7098b7',
    500: '#256f99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256f99;
$custom-light: #7098b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256f99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.724,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51627,
    "c": 0.09726,
    "h": 238.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14062
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256F99

secondary

#BE7F5C

accent

#7E44E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256F99

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

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