#256BA9#256BA9

#256BA9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.120 H 249.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256BA9
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 169)
HSL	hsl(208, 64%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(208, 78%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 36.7%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.90, 0.59, -39.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.90, 39.35, 270.86°)
OKLab	oklab(51.57% -0.0426 -0.1121)
OKLCH	oklch(51.57% 0.12 249.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.1793, 13.7717, 39.4920)
Luminance	0.1377 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256BA9 #A96325

analogous

#25A9A5 #256BA9 #2529A9

triadic

#256BA9 #A9256B #6BA925

tetradic

#256BA9 #A525A9 #A96325 #29A925

square

#256BA9 #A525A9 #A96325 #29A925

split-complementary

#256BA9 #A92529 #A9A525

monochromatic

#0F2B45 #1A4B77 #256BA9 #388AD3 #6AA8DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#256BA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#256BA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256BA9

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256BA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256BA9	1.00	5.59	3.75	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E6EAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A62A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256ba9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.120 249.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7395c3',
    500: '#256ba9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256ba9;
$custom-light: #7395c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256ba9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.182,
    "s": 64.078,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51565,
    "c": 0.11988,
    "h": 249.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13773
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256BA9

secondary

#C49265

accent

#8F41E7

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #256BA9

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

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