#256CA9#256CA9

#256CA9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.119 H 248.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256CA9
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 169)
HSL	hsl(208, 64%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(208, 78%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 36.1%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.21, -0.03, -38.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.21, 38.87, 269.95°)
OKLab	oklab(51.8% -0.0435 -0.1106)
OKLCH	oklch(51.8% 0.119 248.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.2842, 13.9814, 39.5270)
Luminance	0.1398 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256CA9 #A96225

analogous

#25A9A4 #256CA9 #252AA9

triadic

#256CA9 #A9256C #6CA925

tetradic

#256CA9 #A425A9 #A96225 #2AA925

square

#256CA9 #A425A9 #A96225 #2AA925

split-complementary

#256CA9 #A9252A #A9A425

monochromatic

#0F2C45 #1A4C77 #256CA9 #388BD3 #6AA9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#256CA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#256CA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256CA9

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256CA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256CA9	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#506FAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C63A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256ca9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.119 248.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7395c3',
    500: '#256ca9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256ca9;
$custom-light: #7395c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256ca9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.727,
    "s": 64.078,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51802,
    "c": 0.11888,
    "h": 248.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13983
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256CA9

secondary

#C49165

accent

#8E41E7

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #256CA9

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

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