#256BAF#256BAF

#256BAF is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.128 H 251.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256BAF
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 175)
HSL	hsl(210, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(210, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 38.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.24, 2.87, -42.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.24, 42.44, 273.88°)
OKLab	oklab(51.93% -0.041 -0.1208)
OKLCH	oklch(51.93% 0.128 251.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.7556, 14.0022, 42.5268)
Luminance	0.1400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256BAF #AF6925

analogous

#25AFAE #256BAF #2526AF

triadic

#256BAF #AF256B #6BAF25

tetradic

#256BAF #AE25AF #AF6925 #26AF25

square

#256BAF #AE25AF #AF6925 #26AF25

split-complementary

#256BAF #AF2526 #AFAE25

monochromatic

#102D4A #1A4C7C #256BAF #3C8AD6 #6EA8E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#256BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#256BAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256BAF

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256BAF	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B6FB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3563AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.128 251.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7594c7',
    500: '#256baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256baf;
$custom-light: #7594c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.565,
    "s": 65.094,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51933,
    "c": 0.1276,
    "h": 251.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256BAF

secondary

#C79769

accent

#9340E8

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256BAF

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

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