#2256A0#2256A0

#2256A0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.132 H 257.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2256A0
RGB	rgb(34, 86, 160)
HSL	hsl(215, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(215, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 46.3%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.99, 10.21, -45.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.99, 46.19, 282.77°)
OKLab	oklab(45.98% -0.0277 -0.1292)
OKLCH	oklch(45.98% 0.132 257.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.3303, 9.5325, 34.5464)
Luminance	0.0953 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2256A0 #A06C22

analogous

#2295A0 #2256A0 #2D22A0

triadic

#2256A0 #A02256 #56A022

tetradic

#2256A0 #A02295 #A06C22 #22A02D

square

#2256A0 #A02295 #A06C22 #22A02D

split-complementary

#2256A0 #A02D22 #95A022

monochromatic

#0D203B #173B6E #2256A0 #2D71D2 #5F93DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#2256A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#2256A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2256A0

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2256A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2256A0	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F5DA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#12529F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006873

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2256a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 86, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.132 257.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7185bc',
    500: '#2256a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2256a0;
$custom-light: #7185bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2256a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.238,
    "s": 64.948,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45982,
    "c": 0.13216,
    "h": 257.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09534
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2256A0

secondary

#C2985C

accent

#A340E8

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090A12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2256A0

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

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