#256e90

Color #256e90

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.08 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#256e90

RGB

rgb(37, 110, 144)

HSL

hsl(199.1, 59.1%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.1, 74.3%, 56.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.3%, 23.6%, 0%, 43.5%)

LAB

lab(43.59, -10.49, -25.04)

LCH

lch(43.59, 27.15, 247.27)

OKLCH

oklch(50.9%, 0.0885, 232.72)

HWB

hwb(199.1, 14.5%, 43.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#904725

Analogous

#25907d

#256e90

#253890

Triadic

#256e90

#90256e

#6e9025

Split-complementary

#256e90

#902538

#907d25

Tetradic

#256e90

#472590

#904725

#6e9025

Square

#256e90

#7d2590

#904725

#389025

Shades

Color #256e90 mixed toward black.

#1f5c78

#194960

#133748

#0c2530

#061218

Tints

Color #256e90 mixed toward white.

#308fbc

#51a9d2

#7cbedd

#a8d4e9

#d3e9f4

Tones

Color #256e90 mixed toward gray.

#2e6b87

#37677e

#406475

#49616c

#525e63

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.71:1

White text reads better on this background (5.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4f5089 · ΔE 18.4

Deuteranopia

#4b4587 · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#2c8381 · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #256e90;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#256e90]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#256e90 (#256e90) is rgb(37, 110, 144) in RGB.

No, #256e90 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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