#256F9C#256F9C

#256F9C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.101 H 240.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256F9C
RGB	rgb(37, 111, 156)
HSL	hsl(203, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(203, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.3%, 28.8%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.46, -6.71, -30.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.46, 31.53, 257.70°)
OKLab	oklab(51.79% -0.0504 -0.0871)
OKLCH	oklch(51.79% 0.101 240)
XYZ	xyz(12.4458, 14.1610, 33.5235)
Luminance	0.1416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256F9C #9C5225

analogous

#259C8D #256F9C #25339C

triadic

#256F9C #9C256F #6F9C25

tetradic

#256F9C #8D259C #9C5225 #339C25

square

#256F9C #8D259C #9C5225 #339C25

split-complementary

#256F9C #9C2533 #9C8D25

monochromatic

#0E2939 #194C6B #256F9C #3192CD #62ACDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#256F9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#256F9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256F9C

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256F9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256F9C	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6F9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A649B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256f9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 111, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.101 240.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7198b9',
    500: '#256f9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256f9c;
$custom-light: #7198b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256f9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.689,
    "s": 61.658,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51788,
    "c": 0.10059,
    "h": 240
  },
  "luminance": 0.14162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256F9C

secondary

#BF835E

accent

#8043E5

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256F9C

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

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