#256BBE#256BBE

#256BBE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.147 H 255.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256BBE
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 190)
HSL	hsl(213, 67%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(213, 81%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.5%, 43.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.12, 8.63, -49.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.12, 50.41, 279.86°)
OKLab	oklab(52.9% -0.0376 -0.1423)
OKLCH	oklch(52.9% 0.147 255.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.3114, 14.6246, 50.7211)
Luminance	0.1463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256BBE #BE7825

analogous

#25B8BE #256BBE #2C25BE

triadic

#256BBE #BE256B #6BBE25

tetradic

#256BBE #BE25B8 #BE7825 #25BE2C

square

#256BBE #BE25B8 #BE7825 #25BE2C

split-complementary

#256BBE #BE2C25 #B8BE25

monochromatic

#113158 #1B4E8B #256BBE #458ADB #79AAE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#256BBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#256BBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256BBE

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256BBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256BBE	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4172C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2264BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256bbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.147 255.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7894d2',
    500: '#256bbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256bbe;
$custom-light: #7894d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256bbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.549,
    "s": 67.401,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52904,
    "c": 0.14723,
    "h": 255.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256BBE

secondary

#CDA372

accent

#9B3EEA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F9

border

#CACBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256BBE

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

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