#256CA7#256CA7

#256CA7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.116 H 247.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256CA7
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 167)
HSL	hsl(207, 64%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(207, 78%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 35.3%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.10, -0.79, -37.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.10, 37.87, 268.81°)
OKLab	oklab(51.68% -0.0441 -0.1077)
OKLCH	oklch(51.68% 0.116 247.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.0979, 13.9069, 38.5457)
Luminance	0.1391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256CA7 #A76025

analogous

#25A7A1 #256CA7 #252BA7

triadic

#256CA7 #A7256C #6CA725

tetradic

#256CA7 #A125A7 #A76025 #2BA725

square

#256CA7 #A125A7 #A76025 #2BA725

split-complementary

#256CA7 #A7252B #A7A125

monochromatic

#0F2B43 #1A4C75 #256CA7 #378CD3 #69A9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#256CA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#256CA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256CA7

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256CA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256CA7	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#516FA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E63A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256ca7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.116 247.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7395c1',
    500: '#256ca7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256ca7;
$custom-light: #7395c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256ca7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.231,
    "s": 63.725,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51683,
    "c": 0.11637,
    "h": 247.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256CA7

secondary

#C48F64

accent

#8C41E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF1F7

border

#C9CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #256CA7

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

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