#2256A8#2256A8

#2256A8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.143 H 259.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2256A8
RGB	rgb(34, 86, 168)
HSL	hsl(217, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(217, 80%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 48.8%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.52, 13.36, -48.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.52, 50.76, 285.26°)
OKLab	oklab(46.56% -0.0263 -0.1408)
OKLCH	oklch(46.56% 0.143 259.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.0528, 9.8215, 38.3514)
Luminance	0.0982 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2256A8 #A87422

analogous

#2299A8 #2256A8 #3122A8

triadic

#2256A8 #A82256 #56A822

tetradic

#2256A8 #A82299 #A87422 #22A831

square

#2256A8 #A82299 #A87422 #22A831

split-complementary

#2256A8 #A83122 #99A822

monochromatic

#0D2242 #183C75 #2256A8 #3271D5 #6594E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#2256A8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#2256A8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2256A8

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2256A8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2256A8	1.00	7.08	2.96	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#275FAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2256a8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 86, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.143 259.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7385c2',
    500: '#2256a8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2256a8;
$custom-light: #7385c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2256a8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.716,
    "s": 66.337,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46561,
    "c": 0.14321,
    "h": 259.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09823
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2256A8

secondary

#C59E61

accent

#A73FE9

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#090A12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2256A8

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

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