#256CBD#256CBD

#256CBD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.145 H 254.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256CBD
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 189)
HSL	hsl(212, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(212, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 42.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.35, 7.61, -48.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.35, 49.31, 278.88°)
OKLab	oklab(53.06% -0.0386 -0.1395)
OKLCH	oklch(53.06% 0.145 254.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.3074, 14.7907, 50.1824)
Luminance	0.1479 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256CBD #BD7625

analogous

#25B8BD #256CBD #2A25BD

triadic

#256CBD #BD256C #6CBD25

tetradic

#256CBD #BD25B8 #BD7625 #25BD2A

square

#256CBD #BD25B8 #BD7625 #25BD2A

split-complementary

#256CBD #BD2A25 #B8BD25

monochromatic

#113257 #1B4F8A #256CBD #458BDB #78ABE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#256CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#256CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256CBD

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256CBD	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4373C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2765BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.145 254.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7895d1',
    500: '#256cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256cbd;
$custom-light: #7895d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.974,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53063,
    "c": 0.14479,
    "h": 254.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256CBD

secondary

#CCA272

accent

#9A3EEA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F9

border

#CACBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256CBD

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

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