#256AAE#256AAE

#256AAE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.127 H 251.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256AAE
RGB	rgb(37, 106, 174)
HSL	hsl(210, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(210, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.7%, 39.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.88, 3.12, -42.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.88, 42.43, 274.21°)
OKLab	oklab(51.64% -0.0404 -0.1208)
OKLCH	oklch(51.64% 0.127 251.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.5541, 13.7558, 41.9770)
Luminance	0.1376 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256AAE #AE6925

analogous

#25AEAE #256AAE #2526AE

triadic

#256AAE #AE256A #6AAE25

tetradic

#256AAE #AE25AE #AE6925 #26AE25

square

#256AAE #AE25AE #AE6925 #26AE25

split-complementary

#256AAE #AE2526 #AEAE25

monochromatic

#102D49 #1A4B7C #256AAE #3B89D5 #6DA7E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#256AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#256AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256AAE

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256AAE	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A6EB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3462AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.127 251.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7494c6',
    500: '#256aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256aae;
$custom-light: #7494c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.781,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51637,
    "c": 0.12736,
    "h": 251.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256AAE

secondary

#C69768

accent

#9340E8

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256AAE

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

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