#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
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 160)
HSL	hsl(204, 62%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(204, 77%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.9%, 31.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.35, -4.63, -33.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.35, 33.66, 262.09°)
OKLab	oklab(51.76% -0.0481 -0.0945)
OKLCH	oklch(51.76% 0.106 243)
XYZ	xyz(12.6816, 14.0818, 35.3006)
Luminance	0.1408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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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
##256EA0	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #256EA0

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

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