#256EC1#256EC1

#256EC1 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.148 H 254.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256EC1
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 193)
HSL	hsl(212, 68%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(212, 81%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.8%, 43%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.17, 7.88, -49.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.17, 50.34, 279.01°)
OKLab	oklab(53.78% -0.0394 -0.1424)
OKLCH	oklch(53.78% 0.148 254.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.9609, 15.3935, 52.5718)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256EC1 #C17825

analogous

#25BCC1 #256EC1 #2A25C1

triadic

#256EC1 #C1256E #6EC125

tetradic

#256EC1 #C125BC #C17825 #25C12A

square

#256EC1 #C125BC #C17825 #25C12A

split-complementary

#256EC1 #C12A25 #BCC125

monochromatic

#11335A #1B518E #256EC1 #478DDC #7BADE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#256EC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#256EC1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256EC1

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256EC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256EC1	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4475C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2667BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00828E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256ec1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.148 254.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7997d4',
    500: '#256ec1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256ec1;
$custom-light: #7997d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256ec1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.923,
    "s": 67.826,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5378,
    "c": 0.14778,
    "h": 254.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256EC1

secondary

#CEA474

accent

#993DEB

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#EFF2FA

border

#CACCD3

text

#0B0D14

muted

#7C7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #256EC1

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

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