#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
RGBrgb(37, 110, 157)
HSLhsl(204, 62%, 38%)
HSVhsv(204, 76%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(76.4%, 29.9%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LABlab(44.20, -5.75, -31.80)
CIE-LCHlch(44.20, 32.32, 259.76°)
OKLaboklab(51.6% -0.0491 -0.09)
OKLCHoklch(51.6% 0.103 241.4)
XYZxyz(12.4223, 13.9780, 33.9351)
Luminance0.1398 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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
##256E9D1.005.533.805.53
#FFFFFF5.531.0021.001.00
#0000003.8021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.531.0021.001.00

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

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#256E9D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva