#256DBC#256DBC

#256DBC is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.142 H 253.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256DBC
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 188)
HSL	hsl(211, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(211, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.3%, 42%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.58, 6.60, -47.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.58, 48.22, 277.86°)
OKLab	oklab(53.23% -0.0397 -0.1367)
OKLCH	oklch(53.23% 0.142 253.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.3053, 14.9596, 49.6480)
Luminance	0.1496 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256DBC #BC7425

analogous

#25B9BC #256DBC #2925BC

triadic

#256DBC #BC256D #6DBC25

tetradic

#256DBC #BC25B9 #BC7425 #25BC29

square

#256DBC #BC25B9 #BC7425 #25BC29

split-complementary

#256DBC #BC2925 #B9BC25

monochromatic

#113256 #1B4F89 #256DBC #448CDA #77ABE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#256DBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#256DBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256DBC

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256DBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256DBC	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4673BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B66BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256dbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.142 253.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7796d1',
    500: '#256dbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256dbc;
$custom-light: #7796d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256dbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.391,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53225,
    "c": 0.14237,
    "h": 253.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256DBC

secondary

#CCA171

accent

#983EEA

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F9

border

#C9CBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256DBC

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

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