#256BA8#256BA8

#256BA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.119 H 248.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256BA8
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 168)
HSL	hsl(208, 64%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(208, 78%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(78%, 36.3%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.85, 0.21, -38.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.85, 38.85, 270.31°)
OKLab	oklab(51.5% -0.0428 -0.1106)
OKLCH	oklch(51.5% 0.119 248.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.0858, 13.7343, 38.9995)
Luminance	0.1374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256BA8 #A86225

analogous

#25A8A3 #256BA8 #252AA8

triadic

#256BA8 #A8256B #6BA825

tetradic

#256BA8 #A325A8 #A86225 #2AA825

square

#256BA8 #A325A8 #A86225 #2AA825

split-complementary

#256BA8 #A8252A #A8A325

monochromatic

#0F2B44 #1A4B76 #256BA8 #378AD3 #69A8DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#256BA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#256BA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256BA8

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256BA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256BA8	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6EAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B62A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256ba8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.119 248.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7395c2',
    500: '#256ba8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256ba8;
$custom-light: #7395c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256ba8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.939,
    "s": 63.902,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51504,
    "c": 0.1186,
    "h": 248.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256BA8

secondary

#C49165

accent

#8E41E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF1F7

border

#C9CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #256BA8

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

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