#256DBD#256DBD

#256DBD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.144 H 254.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256DBD
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 189)
HSL	hsl(212, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(212, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 42.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.64, 6.98, -48.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.64, 48.75, 278.23°)
OKLab	oklab(53.29% -0.0394 -0.1381)
OKLCH	oklch(53.29% 0.144 254.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.4135, 15.0028, 50.2177)
Luminance	0.1500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256DBD #BD7525

analogous

#25B9BD #256DBD #2925BD

triadic

#256DBD #BD256D #6DBD25

tetradic

#256DBD #BD25B9 #BD7525 #25BD29

square

#256DBD #BD25B9 #BD7525 #25BD29

split-complementary

#256DBD #BD2925 #B9BD25

monochromatic

#113257 #1B4F8A #256DBD #458CDB #78ABE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#256DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#256DBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256DBD

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256DBD	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4573C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2966BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.144 254.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7896d1',
    500: '#256dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256dbd;
$custom-light: #7896d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.579,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5329,
    "c": 0.14367,
    "h": 254.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15005
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256DBD

secondary

#CCA172

accent

#983EEA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F9

border

#CACBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256DBD

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

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