#256D9A#256D9A
#256D9A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.100 H 240.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #256D9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 109, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 61%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 76%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 29.2%, 0%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.74, -6.26, -30.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.74, 31.37, 258.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.19% -0.0491 -0.0869) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.19% 0.1 240.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0620, 13.6623, 32.5670) |
| Luminance | 0.1366 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 2.72
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.08
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 3.15
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 3.20
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.51
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#256D9A #9A5225
analogous
#259A8D #256D9A #25329A
triadic
#256D9A #9A256D #6D9A25
tetradic
#256D9A #8D259A #9A5225 #329A25
square
#256D9A #8D259A #9A5225 #329A25
split-complementary
#256D9A #9A2532 #9A8D25
monochromatic
#0D2737 #194A69 #256D9A #3190CB #60ABD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.63
#256D9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.73
#256D9A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #256D9A
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##256D9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##256D9A | 1.00 | 5.63 | 3.73 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#586E9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#486299
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00787D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #256d9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.100 240.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7196b8',
500: '#256d9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #256d9a; $custom-light: #7196b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#256d9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 109,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.077,
"s": 61.257,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51186,
"c": 0.09981,
"h": 240.6
},
"luminance": 0.13664
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#256D9A
secondary
#BE825D
accent
#8143E4
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF2F6
border
#C8CCD0
text
#090D11
muted
#7B7E80