#256CAE#256CAE

#256CAE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.125 H 250.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256CAE
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 174)
HSL	hsl(209, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(209, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.7%, 37.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.48, 1.87, -41.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.48, 41.41, 272.59°)
OKLab	oklab(52.11% -0.0422 -0.118)
OKLCH	oklch(52.11% 0.125 250.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.7626, 14.1728, 42.0465)
Luminance	0.1417 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256CAE #AE6725

analogous

#25AEAC #256CAE #2528AE

triadic

#256CAE #AE256C #6CAE25

tetradic

#256CAE #AC25AE #AE6725 #28AE25

square

#256CAE #AC25AE #AE6725 #28AE25

split-complementary

#256CAE #AE2528 #AEAC25

monochromatic

#102D49 #1A4D7C #256CAE #3B8BD5 #6DA9E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#256CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#256CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256CAE

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256CAE	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D70B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3863AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.125 250.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7495c6',
    500: '#256cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256cae;
$custom-light: #7495c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.905,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52106,
    "c": 0.12527,
    "h": 250.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256CAE

secondary

#C69668

accent

#9140E8

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256CAE

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

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