#256EA9#256EA9

#256EA9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.117 H 247.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256EA9
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 169)
HSL	hsl(207, 64%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(207, 78%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 34.9%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.81, -1.26, -37.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.81, 37.93, 268.09°)
OKLab	oklab(52.28% -0.0454 -0.1078)
OKLCH	oklch(52.28% 0.117 247.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.4976, 14.4081, 39.5981)
Luminance	0.1441 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256EA9 #A96025

analogous

#25A9A2 #256EA9 #252CA9

triadic

#256EA9 #A9256E #6EA925

tetradic

#256EA9 #A225A9 #A96025 #2CA925

square

#256EA9 #A225A9 #A96025 #2CA925

split-complementary

#256EA9 #A9252C #A9A225

monochromatic

#0F2D45 #1A4D77 #256EA9 #388ED3 #6AAADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#256EA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#256EA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256EA9

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256EA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256EA9	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5371AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4065A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256ea9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.117 247.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7397c3',
    500: '#256ea9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256ea9;
$custom-light: #7397c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256ea9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.818,
    "s": 64.078,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52279,
    "c": 0.11695,
    "h": 247.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1441
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256EA9

secondary

#C49065

accent

#8B41E7

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #256EA9

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

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