#2256B4#2256B4

#2256B4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.160 H 261.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2256B4
RGB	rgb(34, 86, 180)
HSL	hsl(219, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(219, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.1%, 52.2%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.36, 18.08, -54.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.36, 57.63, 288.28°)
OKLab	oklab(47.47% -0.0247 -0.1577)
OKLCH	oklch(47.47% 0.16 261.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.2227, 10.2895, 44.5130)
Luminance	0.1029 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2256B4 #B48022

analogous

#229FB4 #2256B4 #3722B4

triadic

#2256B4 #B42256 #56B422

tetradic

#2256B4 #B4229F #B48022 #22B437

square

#2256B4 #B4229F #B48022 #22B437

split-complementary

#2256B4 #B43722 #9FB422

monochromatic

#0F254D #183D81 #2256B4 #3A73DA #6D97E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#2256B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#2256B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2256B4

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2256B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2256B4	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1461B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2256b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 86, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.160 261.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7585cb',
    500: '#2256b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2256b4;
$custom-light: #7585cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2256b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.63,
    "s": 68.224,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47468,
    "c": 0.1596,
    "h": 261.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10291
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2256B4

secondary

#CAA768

accent

#AD3DEB

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF9

border

#C9CAD2

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2256B4

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

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