#256CC1#256CC1
#256CC1 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.150 H 255.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #256CC1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 108, 193) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 68%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 81%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.8%, 44%, 0%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.59, 9.15, -50.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.59, 51.46, 280.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.33% -0.0378 -0.1452) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.33% 0.15 255.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7476, 14.9668, 52.5006) |
| Luminance | 0.1497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 1.24
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 1.74
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 3.54
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 3.66
Bluish
#2976BB
ΔE00 4.11
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#256CC1 #C17A25
analogous
#25BAC1 #256CC1 #2C25C1
triadic
#256CC1 #C1256C #6CC125
tetradic
#256CC1 #C125BA #C17A25 #25C12C
square
#256CC1 #C125BA #C17A25 #25C12C
split-complementary
#256CC1 #C12C25 #BAC125
monochromatic
#11335A #1B4F8E #256CC1 #478BDC #7BABE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#256CC1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#256CC1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #256CC1
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##256CC1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##256CC1 | 1.00 | 5.26 | 3.99 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4073C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2065BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00808D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #256cc1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 193); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.150 255.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7995d4',
500: '#256cc1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #256cc1; $custom-light: #7995d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#256cc1",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 108,
"b": 193
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.692,
"s": 67.826,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5333,
"c": 0.15005,
"h": 255.4
},
"luminance": 0.14969
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#256CC1
secondary
#CEA574
accent
#9C3DEB
background
#F8F9FD
surface
#EFF1FA
border
#CACBD3
text
#0B0D14
muted
#7C7E83