#256AC1#256AC1

#256AC1 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.152 H 256.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256AC1
RGB	rgb(37, 106, 193)
HSL	hsl(213, 68%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(213, 81%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.8%, 45.1%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.01, 10.42, -51.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.01, 52.61, 281.42°)
OKLab	oklab(52.88% -0.0362 -0.148)
OKLCH	oklch(52.88% 0.152 256.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.5390, 14.5498, 52.4311)
Luminance	0.1455 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256AC1 #C17C25

analogous

#25B8C1 #256AC1 #2E25C1

triadic

#256AC1 #C1256A #6AC125

tetradic

#256AC1 #C125B8 #C17C25 #25C12E

square

#256AC1 #C125B8 #C17C25 #25C12E

split-complementary

#256AC1 #C12E25 #B8C125

monochromatic

#11325A #1B4E8E #256AC1 #4789DC #7BAAE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#256AC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#256AC1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256AC1

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256AC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256AC1	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C72C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1864BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256ac1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.152 256.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7994d4',
    500: '#256ac1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256ac1;
$custom-light: #7994d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256ac1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.462,
    "s": 67.826,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52882,
    "c": 0.15233,
    "h": 256.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14552
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256AC1

secondary

#CEA674

accent

#9E3DEB

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#EFF1FA

border

#CACBD3

text

#0B0D14

muted

#7C7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #256AC1

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

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