#256EBC#256EBC

#256EBC is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.141 H 253.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256EBC
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 188)
HSL	hsl(211, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(211, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.3%, 41.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.87, 5.97, -47.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.87, 47.67, 277.19°)
OKLab	oklab(53.45% -0.0405 -0.1353)
OKLCH	oklch(53.45% 0.141 253.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.4126, 15.1741, 49.6838)
Luminance	0.1518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256EBC #BC7325

analogous

#25BABC #256EBC #2725BC

triadic

#256EBC #BC256E #6EBC25

tetradic

#256EBC #BC25BA #BC7325 #25BC27

square

#256EBC #BC25BA #BC7325 #25BC27

split-complementary

#256EBC #BC2725 #BABC25

monochromatic

#113256 #1B5089 #256EBC #448DDA #77ACE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#256EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#256EBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256EBC

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256EBC	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4874BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D66BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.141 253.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7797d0',
    500: '#256ebc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256ebc;
$custom-light: #7797d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.993,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53453,
    "c": 0.14126,
    "h": 253.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15176
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256EBC

secondary

#CCA071

accent

#973EEA

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F9

border

#C9CCD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256EBC

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

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