#256AA7#256AA7

#256AA7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.118 H 249.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256AA7
RGB	rgb(37, 106, 167)
HSL	hsl(208, 64%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(208, 78%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 36.5%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.49, 0.45, -38.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.49, 38.83, 270.66°)
OKLab	oklab(51.21% -0.0422 -0.1105)
OKLCH	oklch(51.21% 0.118 249.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.8894, 13.4899, 38.4762)
Luminance	0.1349 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256AA7 #A76225

analogous

#25A7A3 #256AA7 #2529A7

triadic

#256AA7 #A7256A #6AA725

tetradic

#256AA7 #A325A7 #A76225 #29A725

square

#256AA7 #A325A7 #A76225 #29A725

split-complementary

#256AA7 #A72529 #A7A325

monochromatic

#0F2A43 #1A4A75 #256AA7 #3789D3 #69A7DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#256AA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#256AA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256AA7

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256AA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256AA7	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E6DAA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A61A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256aa7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.118 249.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7394c1',
    500: '#256aa7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256aa7;
$custom-light: #7394c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256aa7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.154,
    "s": 63.725,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51206,
    "c": 0.11832,
    "h": 249.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256AA7

secondary

#C49164

accent

#8F41E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF1F7

border

#C9CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #256AA7

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

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