#256EA0#256EA0

#256EA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.106 H 243.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#256EA0
RGBrgb(37, 110, 160)
HSLhsl(204, 62%, 39%)
HSVhsv(204, 77%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(76.9%, 31.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LABlab(44.35, -4.63, -33.34)
CIE-LCHlch(44.35, 33.66, 262.09°)
OKLaboklab(51.76% -0.0481 -0.0945)
OKLCHoklch(51.76% 0.106 243)
XYZxyz(12.6816, 14.0818, 35.3006)
Luminance0.1408 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#256EA0 #A05725
analogous
#25A094 #256EA0 #2530A0
triadic
#256EA0 #A0256E #6EA025
tetradic
#256EA0 #9425A0 #A05725 #30A025
square
#256EA0 #9425A0 #A05725 #30A025
split-complementary
#256EA0 #A02530 #A09425
monochromatic
#0E2A3D #1A4C6E #256EA0 #3290D0 #64ABDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50
#256EA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82
#256EA0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256EA0
5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##256EA0#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##256EA01.005.503.825.50
#FFFFFF5.501.0021.001.00
#0000003.8221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.501.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#576FA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#46649F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007A80
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #256ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.106 243.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7297bc',
    500: '#256ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #256ea0;
$custom-light: #7297bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#256ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.39,
    "s": 62.437,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51763,
    "c": 0.10601,
    "h": 243
  },
  "luminance": 0.14083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#256EA0
secondary
#C18760
accent
#8542E6
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF2F6
border
#C8CCD0
text
#090D12
muted
#7B7E81

Preview Lab

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#256EA0 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva