#256BBD#256BBD

#256BBD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.146 H 255.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256BBD
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 189)
HSL	hsl(212, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(212, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 43.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.05, 8.24, -49.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.05, 49.87, 279.52°)
OKLab	oklab(52.84% -0.0378 -0.1409)
OKLCH	oklch(52.84% 0.146 255)
XYZ	xyz(15.2025, 14.5810, 50.1474)
Luminance	0.1458 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256BBD #BD7725

analogous

#25B7BD #256BBD #2B25BD

triadic

#256BBD #BD256B #6BBD25

tetradic

#256BBD #BD25B7 #BD7725 #25BD2B

square

#256BBD #BD25B7 #BD7725 #25BD2B

split-complementary

#256BBD #BD2B25 #B7BD25

monochromatic

#113157 #1B4E8A #256BBD #458ADB #78AAE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#256BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#256BBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256BBD

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256BBD	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4172C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2464BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.146 255.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7894d1',
    500: '#256bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256bbd;
$custom-light: #7894d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.368,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52837,
    "c": 0.14592,
    "h": 255
  },
  "luminance": 0.14583
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256BBD

secondary

#CCA272

accent

#9B3EEA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F9

border

#CACBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256BBD

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

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