#256CAC#256CAC

#256CAC is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.123 H 249.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256CAC
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 172)
HSL	hsl(208, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(208, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.5%, 37.2%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.37, 1.11, -40.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.37, 40.39, 271.57°)
OKLab	oklab(51.98% -0.0427 -0.115)
OKLCH	oklch(51.98% 0.123 249.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.5691, 14.0954, 41.0273)
Luminance	0.1410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256CAC #AC6525

analogous

#25ACA8 #256CAC #2529AC

triadic

#256CAC #AC256C #6CAC25

tetradic

#256CAC #A825AC #AC6525 #29AC25

square

#256CAC #A825AC #AC6525 #29AC25

split-complementary

#256CAC #AC2529 #ACA825

monochromatic

#0F2D47 #1A4C7A #256CAC #3A8BD5 #6CA9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#256CAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#256CAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256CAC

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256CAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256CAC	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E70AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A63AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256cac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.123 249.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7495c5',
    500: '#256cac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256cac;
$custom-light: #7495c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256cac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.444,
    "s": 64.593,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51984,
    "c": 0.12271,
    "h": 249.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14097
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256CAC

secondary

#C69467

accent

#9040E8

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#090D13

muted

#7B7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256CAC

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

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