#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
RGBrgb(37, 107, 160)
HSLhsl(206, 62%, 39%)
HSVhsv(206, 77%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(76.9%, 33.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LABlab(43.43, -2.81, -34.80)
CIE-LCHlch(43.43, 34.91, 265.38°)
OKLaboklab(51.03% -0.0452 -0.0988)
OKLCHoklch(51.03% 0.109 245.4)
XYZxyz(12.3634, 13.4453, 35.1945)
Luminance0.1345 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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
##256BA01.005.693.695.69
#FFFFFF5.691.0021.001.00
#0000003.6921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.691.0021.001.00

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

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#256BA0 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva