#256DAE#256DAE

#256DAE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.124 H 249.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256DAE
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 174)
HSL	hsl(208, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(208, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.7%, 37.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.78, 1.25, -40.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.78, 40.91, 271.75°)
OKLab	oklab(52.34% -0.0431 -0.1165)
OKLCH	oklch(52.34% 0.124 249.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.8687, 14.3849, 42.0818)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256DAE #AE6625

analogous

#25AEAB #256DAE #2529AE

triadic

#256DAE #AE256D #6DAE25

tetradic

#256DAE #AB25AE #AE6625 #29AE25

square

#256DAE #AB25AE #AE6625 #29AE25

split-complementary

#256DAE #AE2529 #AEAB25

monochromatic

#102E49 #1A4D7C #256DAE #3B8CD5 #6DAAE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#256DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#256DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256DAE

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256DAE	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E71B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A64AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.124 249.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7496c6',
    500: '#256dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256dae;
$custom-light: #7496c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.467,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52341,
    "c": 0.12424,
    "h": 249.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256DAE

secondary

#C69568

accent

#9040E8

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256DAE

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

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