#256DA2#256DA2

#256DA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.109 H 244.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#256DA2
RGBrgb(37, 109, 162)
HSLhsl(205, 63%, 39%)
HSVhsv(205, 77%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(77.2%, 32.7%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LABlab(44.14, -3.28, -34.85)
CIE-LCHlch(44.14, 35.00, 264.62°)
OKLaboklab(51.63% -0.0465 -0.0989)
OKLCHoklch(51.63% 0.109 244.8)
XYZxyz(12.7507, 13.9377, 36.1937)
Luminance0.1394 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#256DA2 #A25A25
analogous
#25A299 #256DA2 #252FA2
triadic
#256DA2 #A2256D #6DA225
tetradic
#256DA2 #9925A2 #A25A25 #2FA225
square
#256DA2 #9925A2 #A25A25 #2FA225
split-complementary
#256DA2 #A2252F #A29925
monochromatic
#0E2A3E #1A4B70 #256DA2 #348ED1 #65AADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54
#256DA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79
#256DA2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256DA2
5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##256DA2#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##256DA21.005.543.795.54
#FFFFFF5.541.0021.001.00
#0000003.7921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.541.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#556FA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4363A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007A80
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #256da2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.109 244.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7296be',
    500: '#256da2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #256da2;
$custom-light: #7296be;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#256da2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.44,
    "s": 62.814,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51633,
    "c": 0.10926,
    "h": 244.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#256DA2
secondary
#C28A61
accent
#8742E6
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF1F6
border
#C8CBD0
text
#090D12
muted
#7B7E81

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#256DA2 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva