#256DBE#256DBE

#256DBE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.145 H 254.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256DBE
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 190)
HSL	hsl(212, 67%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(212, 81%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.5%, 42.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.70, 7.36, -48.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.70, 49.29, 278.59°)
OKLab	oklab(53.36% -0.0392 -0.1396)
OKLCH	oklch(53.36% 0.145 254.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.5224, 15.0464, 50.7914)
Luminance	0.1505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256DBE #BE7625

analogous

#25BABE #256DBE #2A25BE

triadic

#256DBE #BE256D #6DBE25

tetradic

#256DBE #BE25BA #BE7625 #25BE2A

square

#256DBE #BE25BA #BE7625 #25BE2A

split-complementary

#256DBE #BE2A25 #BABE25

monochromatic

#113258 #1B508B #256DBE #458CDB #79ACE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#256DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#256DBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256DBE

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256DBE	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4474C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2866BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.145 254.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7896d2',
    500: '#256dbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256dbe;
$custom-light: #7896d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.765,
    "s": 67.401,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53356,
    "c": 0.14498,
    "h": 254.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256DBE

secondary

#CDA272

accent

#993EEA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F9

border

#CACBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256DBE

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

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