#256A9D#256A9D

#256A9D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.106 H 244.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256A9D
RGB	rgb(37, 106, 157)
HSL	hsl(206, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(206, 76%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.4%, 32.5%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.96, -3.32, -33.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.96, 33.91, 264.38°)
OKLab	oklab(50.62% -0.0451 -0.0957)
OKLCH	oklch(50.62% 0.106 244.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.0004, 13.1343, 33.7945)
Luminance	0.1314 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256A9D #9D5825

analogous

#259D94 #256A9D #252E9D

triadic

#256A9D #9D256A #6A9D25

tetradic

#256A9D #94259D #9D5825 #2E9D25

square

#256A9D #94259D #9D5825 #2E9D25

split-complementary

#256A9D #9D252E #9D9425

monochromatic

#0E273A #19496B #256A9D #318BCE #62A7DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#256A9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#256A9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256A9D

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256A9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256A9D	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536C9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#42609C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00767C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256a9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.106 244.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7194ba',
    500: '#256a9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256a9d;
$custom-light: #7194ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256a9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.5,
    "s": 61.856,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50619,
    "c": 0.10581,
    "h": 244.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13136
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256A9D

secondary

#BF885E

accent

#8843E5

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256A9D

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

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