#2256B3#2256B3

#2256B3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.158 H 261.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2256B3
RGB	rgb(34, 86, 179)
HSL	hsl(218, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(218, 81%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 52%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.29, 17.69, -54.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.29, 57.05, 288.06°)
OKLab	oklab(47.39% -0.0248 -0.1563)
OKLCH	oklch(47.39% 0.158 261)
XYZ	xyz(12.1212, 10.2489, 43.9785)
Luminance	0.1025 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2256B3 #B37F22

analogous

#229FB3 #2256B3 #3722B3

triadic

#2256B3 #B32256 #56B322

tetradic

#2256B3 #B3229F #B37F22 #22B337

square

#2256B3 #B3229F #B37F22 #22B337

split-complementary

#2256B3 #B33722 #9FB322

monochromatic

#0E254C #183D80 #2256B3 #3972D9 #6C97E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#2256B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#2256B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2256B3

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2256B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2256B3	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1661B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2256b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 86, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.158 261.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7585ca',
    500: '#2256b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2256b3;
$custom-light: #7585ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2256b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.483,
    "s": 68.075,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4739,
    "c": 0.15824,
    "h": 261
  },
  "luminance": 0.1025
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2256B3

secondary

#C9A668

accent

#AD3DEB

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2256B3

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →