#256EAE#256EAE

#256EAE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.123 H 249.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256EAE
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 174)
HSL	hsl(208, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(208, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.7%, 36.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.08, 0.63, -40.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.08, 40.42, 270.89°)
OKLab	oklab(52.58% -0.044 -0.1151)
OKLCH	oklch(52.58% 0.123 249.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.9759, 14.5995, 42.1176)
Luminance	0.1460 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256EAE #AE6525

analogous

#25AEAA #256EAE #252AAE

triadic

#256EAE #AE256E #6EAE25

tetradic

#256EAE #AA25AE #AE6525 #2AAE25

square

#256EAE #AA25AE #AE6525 #2AAE25

split-complementary

#256EAE #AE252A #AEAA25

monochromatic

#102E49 #1A4E7C #256EAE #3B8DD5 #6DAAE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#256EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#256EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256EAE

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256EAE	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5072B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C65AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.123 249.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7497c6',
    500: '#256eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256eae;
$custom-light: #7497c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.029,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52577,
    "c": 0.12324,
    "h": 249.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256EAE

secondary

#C69468

accent

#8E40E8

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256EAE

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

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