#256EAC#256EAC

#256EAC is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.121 H 248.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256EAC
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 172)
HSL	hsl(208, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(208, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.5%, 36%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.97, -0.13, -39.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.97, 39.41, 269.81°)
OKLab	oklab(52.46% -0.0445 -0.1122)
OKLCH	oklch(52.46% 0.121 248.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.7824, 14.5221, 41.0984)
Luminance	0.1452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256EAC #AC6325

analogous

#25ACA6 #256EAC #252AAC

triadic

#256EAC #AC256E #6EAC25

tetradic

#256EAC #A625AC #AC6325 #2AAC25

square

#256EAC #A625AC #AC6325 #2AAC25

split-complementary

#256EAC #AC252A #ACA625

monochromatic

#0F2E47 #1A4E7A #256EAC #3A8DD5 #6CAADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#256EAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#256EAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256EAC

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256EAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256EAC	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5171AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D65AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256eac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.121 248.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7497c5',
    500: '#256eac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256eac;
$custom-light: #7497c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256eac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.556,
    "s": 64.593,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52457,
    "c": 0.12072,
    "h": 248.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256EAC

secondary

#C69367

accent

#8D40E8

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#090D13

muted

#7B7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256EAC

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

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