#256FA7#256FA7

#256FA7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.114 H 245.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256FA7
RGB	rgb(37, 111, 167)
HSL	hsl(206, 64%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(206, 78%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 33.5%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.01, -2.63, -36.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.01, 36.51, 265.88°)
OKLab	oklab(52.4% -0.0469 -0.1034)
OKLCH	oklch(52.4% 0.114 245.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.4197, 14.5506, 38.6530)
Luminance	0.1455 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256FA7 #A75D25

analogous

#25A79E #256FA7 #252EA7

triadic

#256FA7 #A7256F #6FA725

tetradic

#256FA7 #9E25A7 #A75D25 #2EA725

square

#256FA7 #9E25A7 #A75D25 #2EA725

split-complementary

#256FA7 #A7252E #A79E25

monochromatic

#0F2C43 #1A4E75 #256FA7 #378FD3 #69ABDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#256FA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#256FA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256FA7

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256FA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256FA7	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5571A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4365A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256fa7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 111, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.114 245.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7398c1',
    500: '#256fa7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256fa7;
$custom-light: #7398c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256fa7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.846,
    "s": 63.725,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52402,
    "c": 0.11356,
    "h": 245.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14552
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256FA7

secondary

#C48D64

accent

#8841E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F7

border

#C9CCD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #256FA7

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

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