#256BA7#256BA7

#256BA7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.117 H 248.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256BA7
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 167)
HSL	hsl(208, 64%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(208, 78%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 35.9%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.80, -0.17, -38.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.80, 38.34, 269.75°)
OKLab	oklab(51.44% -0.0431 -0.1091)
OKLCH	oklch(51.44% 0.117 248.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.9930, 13.6972, 38.5108)
Luminance	0.1370 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256BA7 #A76125

analogous

#25A7A2 #256BA7 #252AA7

triadic

#256BA7 #A7256B #6BA725

tetradic

#256BA7 #A225A7 #A76125 #2AA725

square

#256BA7 #A225A7 #A76125 #2AA725

split-complementary

#256BA7 #A7252A #A7A225

monochromatic

#0F2B43 #1A4B75 #256BA7 #378BD3 #69A8DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#256BA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#256BA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256BA7

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256BA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256BA7	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6EAA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C62A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256ba7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.117 248.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7395c1',
    500: '#256ba7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256ba7;
$custom-light: #7395c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256ba7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.692,
    "s": 63.725,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51444,
    "c": 0.11733,
    "h": 248.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256BA7

secondary

#C49064

accent

#8E41E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF1F7

border

#C9CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #256BA7

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

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