#256AA8#256AA8

#256AA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.120 H 249.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256AA8
RGB	rgb(37, 106, 168)
HSL	hsl(208, 64%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(208, 78%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(78%, 36.9%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.55, 0.83, -39.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.55, 39.34, 271.21°)
OKLab	oklab(51.27% -0.0419 -0.112)
OKLCH	oklch(51.27% 0.12 249.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.9822, 13.5270, 38.9650)
Luminance	0.1353 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256AA8 #A86325

analogous

#25A8A4 #256AA8 #2529A8

triadic

#256AA8 #A8256A #6AA825

tetradic

#256AA8 #A425A8 #A86325 #29A825

square

#256AA8 #A425A8 #A86325 #29A825

split-complementary

#256AA8 #A82529 #A8A425

monochromatic

#0F2B44 #1A4A76 #256AA8 #3789D3 #69A7DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#256AA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#256AA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256AA8

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256AA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256AA8	1.00	5.67	3.71	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D6DAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3961A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256aa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.120 249.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7394c2',
    500: '#256aa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256aa8;
$custom-light: #7394c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256aa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.397,
    "s": 63.902,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51267,
    "c": 0.11961,
    "h": 249.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256AA8

secondary

#C49265

accent

#8F41E7

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #256AA8

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

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