#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
RGBrgb(37, 109, 172)
HSLhsl(208, 65%, 41%)
HSVhsv(208, 78%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(78.5%, 36.6%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LABlab(44.67, 0.49, -39.89)
CIE-LCHlch(44.67, 39.90, 270.70°)
OKLaboklab(52.22% -0.0436 -0.1136)
OKLCHoklch(52.22% 0.122 249)
XYZxyz(13.6751, 14.3075, 41.0626)
Luminance0.1431 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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
##256DAC1.005.443.865.44
#FFFFFF5.441.0021.001.00
#0000003.8621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.441.0021.001.00

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

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