#256E9D#256E9D

#256E9D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.102 H 241.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256E9D
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 157)
HSL	hsl(204, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(204, 76%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.4%, 29.9%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.20, -5.75, -31.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.20, 32.32, 259.76°)
OKLab	oklab(51.6% -0.0491 -0.09)
OKLCH	oklch(51.6% 0.103 241.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.4223, 13.9780, 33.9351)
Luminance	0.1398 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256E9D #9D5425

analogous

#259D90 #256E9D #25329D

triadic

#256E9D #9D256E #6E9D25

tetradic

#256E9D #90259D #9D5425 #329D25

square

#256E9D #90259D #9D5425 #329D25

split-complementary

#256E9D #9D2532 #9D9025

monochromatic

#0E293A #194B6B #256E9D #3191CE #62ABDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#256E9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#256E9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256E9D

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256E9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256E9D	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#586F9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#48639C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256e9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.102 241.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7197ba',
    500: '#256e9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256e9d;
$custom-light: #7197ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256e9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.5,
    "s": 61.856,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51596,
    "c": 0.1025,
    "h": 241.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256E9D

secondary

#BF845E

accent

#8243E5

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256E9D

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

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