#2256A9#2256A9

#2256A9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.145 H 259.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2256A9
RGB	rgb(34, 86, 169)
HSL	hsl(217, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(217, 80%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 49.1%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.59, 13.75, -49.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.59, 51.33, 285.54°)
OKLab	oklab(46.63% -0.0262 -0.1422)
OKLCH	oklch(46.63% 0.145 259.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.1463, 9.8589, 38.8439)
Luminance	0.0986 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2256A9 #A97522

analogous

#2299A9 #2256A9 #3222A9

triadic

#2256A9 #A92256 #56A922

tetradic

#2256A9 #A92299 #A97522 #22A932

square

#2256A9 #A92299 #A97522 #22A932

split-complementary

#2256A9 #A93222 #99A922

monochromatic

#0D2243 #183C76 #2256A9 #3271D6 #6595E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#2256A9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#2256A9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2256A9

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2256A9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2256A9	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#265FAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2256a9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 86, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.145 259.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7385c3',
    500: '#2256a9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2256a9;
$custom-light: #7385c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2256a9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.889,
    "s": 66.502,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46634,
    "c": 0.14458,
    "h": 259.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2256A9

secondary

#C59F61

accent

#A83EE9

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#090A12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2256A9

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

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