#256CA0#256CA0

#256CA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.108 H 244.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256CA0
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 160)
HSL	hsl(205, 62%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(205, 77%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.9%, 32.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.73, -3.42, -34.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.73, 34.48, 264.31°)
OKLab	oklab(51.28% -0.0461 -0.0973)
OKLCH	oklch(51.28% 0.108 244.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.4682, 13.6550, 35.2295)
Luminance	0.1366 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256CA0 #A05925

analogous

#25A096 #256CA0 #252EA0

triadic

#256CA0 #A0256C #6CA025

tetradic

#256CA0 #9625A0 #A05925 #2EA025

square

#256CA0 #9625A0 #A05925 #2EA025

split-complementary

#256CA0 #A0252E #A09625

monochromatic

#0E293D #1A4A6E #256CA0 #328DD0 #64A9DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.63

#256CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#256CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256CA0

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256CA0	1.00	5.63	3.73	5.63
#FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#546EA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#43629F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.108 244.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7295bc',
    500: '#256ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256ca0;
$custom-light: #7295bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.366,
    "s": 62.437,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51276,
    "c": 0.10771,
    "h": 244.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13657
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256CA0

secondary

#C18960

accent

#8742E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #256CA0

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

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