#256BA0#256BA0

#256BA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.109 H 245.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256BA0
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 160)
HSL	hsl(206, 62%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(206, 77%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.9%, 33.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.43, -2.81, -34.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.43, 34.91, 265.38°)
OKLab	oklab(51.03% -0.0452 -0.0988)
OKLCH	oklch(51.03% 0.109 245.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.3634, 13.4453, 35.1945)
Luminance	0.1345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256BA0 #A05A25

analogous

#25A097 #256BA0 #252DA0

triadic

#256BA0 #A0256B #6BA025

tetradic

#256BA0 #9725A0 #A05A25 #2DA025

square

#256BA0 #9725A0 #A05A25 #2DA025

split-complementary

#256BA0 #A0252D #A09725

monochromatic

#0E293D #1A4A6E #256BA0 #328CD0 #64A8DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#256BA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#256BA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256BA0

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256BA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256BA0	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536DA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#41619F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256ba0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.109 245.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7295bc',
    500: '#256ba0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256ba0;
$custom-light: #7295bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256ba0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.854,
    "s": 62.437,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51034,
    "c": 0.1086,
    "h": 245.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13447
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256BA0

secondary

#C18A60

accent

#8942E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #256BA0

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

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