#1956B3#1956B3

#1956B3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.160 H 259.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#1956B3
RGB	rgb(25, 86, 179)
HSL	hsl(216, 75%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(216, 86%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(86%, 52%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.05, 16.90, -54.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.05, 57.19, 287.19°)
OKLab	oklab(47.14% -0.0297 -0.1575)
OKLCH	oklch(47.14% 0.16 259.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.8624, 10.1154, 43.9663)
Luminance	0.1012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#1956B3 #B37619

analogous

#19A3B3 #1956B3 #2919B3

triadic

#1956B3 #B31956 #56B319

tetradic

#1956B3 #B319A3 #B37619 #19B329

square

#1956B3 #B319A3 #B37619 #19B329

split-complementary

#1956B3 #B32919 #A3B319

monochromatic

#0A2248 #123C7D #1956B3 #2871E1 #5E95E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#1956B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#1956B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #1956B3

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##1956B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##1956B3	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1461B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #1956b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 86, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.160 259.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7384ca',
    500: '#1956b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #1956b3;
$custom-light: #7384ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#1956b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.234,
    "s": 75.49,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47142,
    "c": 0.16033,
    "h": 259.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#1956B3

secondary

#CCA05B

accent

#A736F2

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #1956B3

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

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