#256AA0#256AA0

#256AA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.110 H 246.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256AA0
RGB	rgb(37, 106, 160)
HSL	hsl(206, 62%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(206, 77%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.9%, 33.7%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.12, -2.20, -35.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.12, 35.35, 266.44°)
OKLab	oklab(50.79% -0.0442 -0.1002)
OKLCH	oklch(50.79% 0.11 246.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.2597, 13.2380, 35.1600)
Luminance	0.1324 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256AA0 #A05B25

analogous

#25A098 #256AA0 #252DA0

triadic

#256AA0 #A0256A #6AA025

tetradic

#256AA0 #9825A0 #A05B25 #2DA025

square

#256AA0 #9825A0 #A05B25 #2DA025

split-complementary

#256AA0 #A0252D #A09825

monochromatic

#0E283D #1A496E #256AA0 #328BD0 #64A7DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#256AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#256AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256AA0

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256AA0	1.00	5.76	3.65	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#516CA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#40619F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00777D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.110 246.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7294bc',
    500: '#256aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256aa0;
$custom-light: #7294bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.341,
    "s": 62.437,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50792,
    "c": 0.10951,
    "h": 246.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256AA0

secondary

#C18B60

accent

#8A42E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #256AA0

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

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