#256EAF#256EAF

#256EAF is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.125 H 249.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256EAF
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 175)
HSL	hsl(208, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(208, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 37.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.14, 1.01, -40.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.14, 40.92, 271.41°)
OKLab	oklab(52.64% -0.0437 -0.1166)
OKLCH	oklch(52.64% 0.125 249.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.0738, 14.6386, 42.6329)
Luminance	0.1464 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256EAF #AF6625

analogous

#25AFAB #256EAF #2529AF

triadic

#256EAF #AF256E #6EAF25

tetradic

#256EAF #AB25AF #AF6625 #29AF25

square

#256EAF #AB25AF #AF6625 #29AF25

split-complementary

#256EAF #AF2529 #AFAB25

monochromatic

#102E4A #1A4E7C #256EAF #3C8DD6 #6EABE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#256EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#256EAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256EAF

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256EAF	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F72B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B65AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.125 249.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7597c7',
    500: '#256eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256eaf;
$custom-light: #7597c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.261,
    "s": 65.094,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52638,
    "c": 0.12451,
    "h": 249.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1464
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256EAF

secondary

#C79569

accent

#8F40E8

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256EAF

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

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