#256FA2#256FA2

#256FA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.108 H 243.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256FA2
RGB	rgb(37, 111, 162)
HSL	hsl(204, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(204, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.2%, 31.5%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.76, -4.49, -33.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.76, 34.18, 262.44°)
OKLab	oklab(52.12% -0.0484 -0.096)
OKLCH	oklch(52.12% 0.108 243.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.9664, 14.3693, 36.2656)
Luminance	0.1437 (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

#256FA2 #A25825

analogous

#25A297 #256FA2 #2531A2

triadic

#256FA2 #A2256F #6FA225

tetradic

#256FA2 #9725A2 #A25825 #31A225

square

#256FA2 #9725A2 #A25825 #31A225

split-complementary

#256FA2 #A22531 #A29725

monochromatic

#0E2B3E #1A4D70 #256FA2 #3491D1 #65ACDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#256FA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#256FA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256FA2

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256FA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256FA2	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5770A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4665A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256fa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 111, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.108 243.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7298be',
    500: '#256fa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256fa2;
$custom-light: #7298be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256fa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.48,
    "s": 62.814,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52118,
    "c": 0.10755,
    "h": 243.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14371
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256FA2

secondary

#C28961

accent

#8542E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #256FA2

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

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