#256DAC#256DAC

#256DAC is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.122 H 249.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256DAC
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 172)
HSL	hsl(208, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(208, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.5%, 36.6%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.67, 0.49, -39.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.67, 39.90, 270.70°)
OKLab	oklab(52.22% -0.0436 -0.1136)
OKLCH	oklch(52.22% 0.122 249)
XYZ	xyz(13.6751, 14.3075, 41.0626)
Luminance	0.1431 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256DAC #AC6425

analogous

#25ACA7 #256DAC #2529AC

triadic

#256DAC #AC256D #6DAC25

tetradic

#256DAC #A725AC #AC6425 #29AC25

square

#256DAC #A725AC #AC6425 #29AC25

split-complementary

#256DAC #AC2529 #ACA725

monochromatic

#0F2D47 #1A4D7A #256DAC #3A8CD5 #6CAADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#256DAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#256DAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256DAC

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256DAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256DAC	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5070AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B64AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256dac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.122 249.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7496c5',
    500: '#256dac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256dac;
$custom-light: #7496c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256dac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208,
    "s": 64.593,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5222,
    "c": 0.1217,
    "h": 249
  },
  "luminance": 0.14309
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256DAC

secondary

#C69367

accent

#8E40E8

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#090D13

muted

#7B7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256DAC

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

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