#256EBD#256EBD

#256EBD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.143 H 253.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256EBD
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 189)
HSL	hsl(211, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(211, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 41.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.93, 6.35, -47.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.93, 48.20, 277.57°)
OKLab	oklab(53.52% -0.0403 -0.1368)
OKLCH	oklch(53.52% 0.143 253.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.5207, 15.2174, 50.2535)
Luminance	0.1522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256EBD #BD7425

analogous

#25BABD #256EBD #2825BD

triadic

#256EBD #BD256E #6EBD25

tetradic

#256EBD #BD25BA #BD7425 #25BD28

square

#256EBD #BD25BA #BD7425 #25BD28

split-complementary

#256EBD #BD2825 #BABD25

monochromatic

#113257 #1B508A #256EBD #458DDB #78ACE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#256EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#256EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256EBD

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256EBD	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4774C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C66BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.143 253.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7897d1',
    500: '#256ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256ebd;
$custom-light: #7897d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.184,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53518,
    "c": 0.14257,
    "h": 253.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256EBD

secondary

#CCA172

accent

#973EEA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F9

border

#CACCD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256EBD

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

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