#256E9C#256E9C

#256E9C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.101 H 240.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256E9C
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 156)
HSL	hsl(203, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(203, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.3%, 29.5%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.15, -6.12, -31.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.15, 31.88, 258.94°)
OKLab	oklab(51.54% -0.0494 -0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(51.54% 0.101 240.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.3373, 13.9440, 33.4873)
Luminance	0.1394 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256E9C #9C5325

analogous

#259C8E #256E9C #25339C

triadic

#256E9C #9C256E #6E9C25

tetradic

#256E9C #8E259C #9C5325 #339C25

square

#256E9C #8E259C #9C5325 #339C25

split-complementary

#256E9C #9C2533 #9C8E25

monochromatic

#0E2839 #194B6B #256E9C #3191CD #62ABDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#256E9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#256E9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256E9C

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256E9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256E9C	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#596F9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#48639B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256e9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.101 240.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7197b9',
    500: '#256e9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256e9c;
$custom-light: #7197b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256e9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.193,
    "s": 61.658,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51542,
    "c": 0.10134,
    "h": 240.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256E9C

secondary

#BF835E

accent

#8243E5

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256E9C

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

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