#256BAE#256BAE

#256BAE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.126 H 250.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256BAE
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 174)
HSL	hsl(209, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(209, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.7%, 38.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.18, 2.49, -41.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.18, 41.92, 273.41°)
OKLab	oklab(51.87% -0.0413 -0.1194)
OKLCH	oklch(51.87% 0.126 250.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.6577, 13.9631, 42.0115)
Luminance	0.1396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256BAE #AE6825

analogous

#25AEAD #256BAE #2527AE

triadic

#256BAE #AE256B #6BAE25

tetradic

#256BAE #AD25AE #AE6825 #27AE25

square

#256BAE #AD25AE #AE6825 #27AE25

split-complementary

#256BAE #AE2527 #AEAD25

monochromatic

#102D49 #1A4C7C #256BAE #3B8AD5 #6DA8E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#256BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#256BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256BAE

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256BAE	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B6FB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3663AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.126 250.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7494c6',
    500: '#256bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256bae;
$custom-light: #7494c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.343,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51871,
    "c": 0.1263,
    "h": 250.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256BAE

secondary

#C69668

accent

#9240E8

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256BAE

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

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