#256CBC#256CBC

#256CBC is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.143 H 254.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256CBC
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 188)
HSL	hsl(212, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(212, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.3%, 42.6%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.29, 7.23, -48.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.29, 48.77, 278.52°)
OKLab	oklab(53% -0.0388 -0.1381)
OKLCH	oklch(53% 0.143 254.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.1992, 14.7474, 49.6127)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256CBC #BC7525

analogous

#25B8BC #256CBC #2A25BC

triadic

#256CBC #BC256C #6CBC25

tetradic

#256CBC #BC25B8 #BC7525 #25BC2A

square

#256CBC #BC25B8 #BC7525 #25BC2A

split-complementary

#256CBC #BC2A25 #B8BC25

monochromatic

#113156 #1B4F89 #256CBC #448BDA #77AAE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#256CBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#256CBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256CBC

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256CBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256CBC	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4473BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2865BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256cbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.143 254.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7795d1',
    500: '#256cbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256cbc;
$custom-light: #7795d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256cbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.788,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52997,
    "c": 0.14347,
    "h": 254.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256CBC

secondary

#CCA171

accent

#993EEA

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F9

border

#C9CBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256CBC

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

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