#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
RGBrgb(37, 108, 193)
HSLhsl(213, 68%, 45%)
HSVhsv(213, 81%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(80.8%, 44%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LABlab(45.59, 9.15, -50.64)
CIE-LCHlch(45.59, 51.46, 280.24°)
OKLaboklab(53.33% -0.0378 -0.1452)
OKLCHoklch(53.33% 0.15 255.4)
XYZxyz(15.7476, 14.9668, 52.5006)
Luminance0.1497 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

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
##256CC11.005.263.995.26
#FFFFFF5.261.0021.001.00
#0000003.9921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.261.0021.001.00

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

Preview Lab

Preview with #256CC1

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#256CC1 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva