#256CA2#256CA2

#256CA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.110 H 245.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256CA2
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 162)
HSL	hsl(206, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(206, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.2%, 33.3%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.84, -2.67, -35.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.84, 35.43, 265.68°)
OKLab	oklab(51.39% -0.0455 -0.1003)
OKLCH	oklch(51.39% 0.11 245.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.6446, 13.7256, 36.1583)
Luminance	0.1373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256CA2 #A25B25

analogous

#25A29A #256CA2 #252EA2

triadic

#256CA2 #A2256C #6CA225

tetradic

#256CA2 #9A25A2 #A25B25 #2EA225

square

#256CA2 #9A25A2 #A25B25 #2EA225

split-complementary

#256CA2 #A2252E #A29A25

monochromatic

#0E2A3E #1A4B70 #256CA2 #348DD1 #65A9DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#256CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#256CA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256CA2

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256CA2	1.00	5.61	3.75	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536EA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4162A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.110 245.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7295be',
    500: '#256ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256ca2;
$custom-light: #7295be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.92,
    "s": 62.814,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51391,
    "c": 0.11015,
    "h": 245.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256CA2

secondary

#C28B61

accent

#8942E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #256CA2

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

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