#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
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 162)
HSL	hsl(205, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(205, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.2%, 32.7%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.14, -3.28, -34.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.14, 35.00, 264.62°)
OKLab	oklab(51.63% -0.0465 -0.0989)
OKLCH	oklch(51.63% 0.109 244.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.7507, 13.9377, 36.1937)
Luminance	0.1394 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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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
##256DA2	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview Lab

Preview with #256DA2

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

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