#256DC1#256DC1

#256DC1 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.149 H 255.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256DC1
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 193)
HSL	hsl(212, 68%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(212, 81%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.8%, 43.5%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.88, 8.52, -50.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.88, 50.90, 279.63°)
OKLab	oklab(53.55% -0.0386 -0.1438)
OKLCH	oklch(53.55% 0.149 255)
XYZ	xyz(15.8536, 15.1789, 52.5360)
Luminance	0.1518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256DC1 #C17925

analogous

#25BBC1 #256DC1 #2B25C1

triadic

#256DC1 #C1256D #6DC125

tetradic

#256DC1 #C125BB #C17925 #25C12B

square

#256DC1 #C125BB #C17925 #25C12B

split-complementary

#256DC1 #C12B25 #BBC125

monochromatic

#11335A #1B508E #256DC1 #478CDC #7BACE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#256DC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#256DC1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256DC1

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256DC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256DC1	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4274C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2366BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256dc1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.149 255.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7996d4',
    500: '#256dc1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256dc1;
$custom-light: #7996d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256dc1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.308,
    "s": 67.826,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53554,
    "c": 0.14891,
    "h": 255
  },
  "luminance": 0.15181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256DC1

secondary

#CEA474

accent

#9B3DEB

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#EFF1FA

border

#CACBD3

text

#0B0D14

muted

#7C7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #256DC1

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

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