#256ABD#256ABD

#256ABD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.147 H 255.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256ABD
RGB	rgb(37, 106, 189)
HSL	hsl(213, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(213, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 43.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.76, 8.88, -49.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.76, 50.44, 280.14°)
OKLab	oklab(52.61% -0.037 -0.1423)
OKLCH	oklch(52.61% 0.147 255.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.0989, 14.3737, 50.1129)
Luminance	0.1438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256ABD #BD7825

analogous

#25B6BD #256ABD #2C25BD

triadic

#256ABD #BD256A #6ABD25

tetradic

#256ABD #BD25B6 #BD7825 #25BD2C

square

#256ABD #BD25B6 #BD7825 #25BD2C

split-complementary

#256ABD #BD2C25 #B6BD25

monochromatic

#113157 #1B4D8A #256ABD #4589DB #78A9E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#256ABD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#256ABD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256ABD

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256ABD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256ABD	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F71C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2164BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256abd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.147 255.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7894d1',
    500: '#256abd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256abd;
$custom-light: #7894d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256abd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.763,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52611,
    "c": 0.14705,
    "h": 255.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14376
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256ABD

secondary

#CCA372

accent

#9C3EEA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F9

border

#CACBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256ABD

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

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