#256EA7#256EA7

#256EA7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.114 H 246.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256EA7
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 167)
HSL	hsl(206, 64%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(206, 78%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 34.1%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.71, -2.02, -36.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.71, 36.96, 266.87°)
OKLab	oklab(52.16% -0.0459 -0.1049)
OKLCH	oklch(52.16% 0.114 246.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.3112, 14.3336, 38.6168)
Luminance	0.1434 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256EA7 #A75E25

analogous

#25A79F #256EA7 #252DA7

triadic

#256EA7 #A7256E #6EA725

tetradic

#256EA7 #9F25A7 #A75E25 #2DA725

square

#256EA7 #9F25A7 #A75E25 #2DA725

split-complementary

#256EA7 #A7252D #A79F25

monochromatic

#0F2C43 #1A4D75 #256EA7 #378ED3 #69AADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#256EA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#256EA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256EA7

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256EA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256EA7	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5470A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4164A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256ea7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.114 246.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7397c1',
    500: '#256ea7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256ea7;
$custom-light: #7397c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256ea7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.308,
    "s": 63.725,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52162,
    "c": 0.11448,
    "h": 246.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256EA7

secondary

#C48E64

accent

#8A41E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F7

border

#C9CCD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #256EA7

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

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