#256FA0#256FA0

#256FA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.105 H 242.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256FA0
RGB	rgb(37, 111, 160)
HSL	hsl(204, 62%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(204, 77%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.9%, 30.6%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.66, -5.24, -32.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.66, 33.27, 260.94°)
OKLab	oklab(52.01% -0.0491 -0.093)
OKLCH	oklch(52.01% 0.105 242.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.7901, 14.2988, 35.3367)
Luminance	0.1430 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256FA0 #A05625

analogous

#25A093 #256FA0 #2531A0

triadic

#256FA0 #A0256F #6FA025

tetradic

#256FA0 #9325A0 #A05625 #31A025

square

#256FA0 #9325A0 #A05625 #31A025

split-complementary

#256FA0 #A02531 #A09325

monochromatic

#0E2A3D #1A4D6E #256FA0 #3291D0 #64ACDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#256FA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#256FA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256FA0

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256FA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256FA0	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5870A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#47649F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256fa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 111, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.105 242.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7298bc',
    500: '#256fa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256fa0;
$custom-light: #7298bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256fa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.902,
    "s": 62.437,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52007,
    "c": 0.10519,
    "h": 242.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256FA0

secondary

#C18760

accent

#8342E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #256FA0

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

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