#1956B4#1956B4

#1956B4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.162 H 259.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#1956B4
RGB	rgb(25, 86, 180)
HSL	hsl(216, 76%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(216, 86%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.1%, 52.2%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.12, 17.30, -55.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.12, 57.76, 287.43°)
OKLab	oklab(47.22% -0.0296 -0.1589)
OKLCH	oklch(47.22% 0.162 259.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.9639, 10.1560, 44.5009)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#1956B4 #B47719

analogous

#19A4B4 #1956B4 #2919B4

triadic

#1956B4 #B41956 #56B419

tetradic

#1956B4 #B419A4 #B47719 #19B429

square

#1956B4 #B419A4 #B47719 #19B429

split-complementary

#1956B4 #B42919 #A4B419

monochromatic

#0A2349 #123C7E #1956B4 #2971E1 #5F95E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#1956B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#1956B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #1956B4

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##1956B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##1956B4	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1261B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #1956b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 86, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.162 259.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7384cb',
    500: '#1956b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #1956b4;
$custom-light: #7384cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#1956b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.387,
    "s": 75.61,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4722,
    "c": 0.16168,
    "h": 259.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#1956B4

secondary

#CDA05C

accent

#A836F2

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF9

border

#C9CAD2

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #1956B4

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

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