#256CAF#256CAF

#256CAF is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.127 H 250.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256CAF
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 175)
HSL	hsl(209, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(209, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 38.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.54, 2.25, -41.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.54, 41.92, 273.08°)
OKLab	oklab(52.17% -0.0419 -0.1194)
OKLCH	oklch(52.17% 0.127 250.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.8604, 14.2119, 42.5618)
Luminance	0.1421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256CAF #AF6825

analogous

#25AFAD #256CAF #2527AF

triadic

#256CAF #AF256C #6CAF25

tetradic

#256CAF #AD25AF #AF6825 #27AF25

square

#256CAF #AD25AF #AF6825 #27AF25

split-complementary

#256CAF #AF2527 #AFAD25

monochromatic

#102E4A #1A4D7C #256CAF #3C8BD6 #6EA9E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#256CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#256CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256CAF

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256CAF	1.00	5.46	3.84	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C70B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3764AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.127 250.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7595c7',
    500: '#256caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256caf;
$custom-light: #7595c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.13,
    "s": 65.094,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52168,
    "c": 0.12656,
    "h": 250.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256CAF

secondary

#C79769

accent

#9140E8

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256CAF

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

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