#256ABE#256ABE

#256ABE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.148 H 255.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256ABE
RGB	rgb(37, 106, 190)
HSL	hsl(213, 67%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(213, 81%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.5%, 44.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.83, 9.27, -50.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.83, 50.98, 280.47°)
OKLab	oklab(52.68% -0.0368 -0.1437)
OKLCH	oklch(52.68% 0.148 255.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.2078, 14.4172, 50.6865)
Luminance	0.1442 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256ABE #BE7925

analogous

#25B7BE #256ABE #2C25BE

triadic

#256ABE #BE256A #6ABE25

tetradic

#256ABE #BE25B7 #BE7925 #25BE2C

square

#256ABE #BE25B7 #BE7925 #25BE2C

split-complementary

#256ABE #BE2C25 #B7BE25

monochromatic

#113158 #1B4D8B #256ABE #4589DB #79A9E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#256ABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#256ABE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256ABE

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256ABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256ABE	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F71C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F64BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256abe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.148 255.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7894d2',
    500: '#256abe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256abe;
$custom-light: #7894d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256abe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.941,
    "s": 67.401,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52679,
    "c": 0.14837,
    "h": 255.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256ABE

secondary

#CDA472

accent

#9C3EEA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F9

border

#CACBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256ABE

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

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