#256EBE#256EBE

#256EBE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.144 H 253.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256EBE
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 190)
HSL	hsl(211, 67%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(211, 81%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.5%, 42.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.99, 6.73, -48.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.99, 48.74, 277.94°)
OKLab	oklab(53.58% -0.04 -0.1382)
OKLCH	oklch(53.58% 0.144 253.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.6297, 15.2610, 50.8271)
Luminance	0.1526 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256EBE #BE7525

analogous

#25BABE #256EBE #2925BE

triadic

#256EBE #BE256E #6EBE25

tetradic

#256EBE #BE25BA #BE7525 #25BE29

square

#256EBE #BE25BA #BE7525 #25BE29

split-complementary

#256EBE #BE2925 #BABE25

monochromatic

#113358 #1B508B #256EBE #458DDB #79ACE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#256EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#256EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256EBE

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256EBE	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4674C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A67BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.144 253.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7897d2',
    500: '#256ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256ebe;
$custom-light: #7897d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.373,
    "s": 67.401,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53583,
    "c": 0.14387,
    "h": 253.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256EBE

secondary

#CDA172

accent

#983EEA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F9

border

#CACCD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256EBE

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

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