#256FA8#256FA8

#256FA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.115 H 246.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256FA8
RGB	rgb(37, 111, 168)
HSL	hsl(206, 64%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(206, 78%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(78%, 33.9%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.06, -2.25, -36.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.06, 36.99, 266.51°)
OKLab	oklab(52.46% -0.0466 -0.1049)
OKLCH	oklch(52.46% 0.115 246.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.5125, 14.5877, 39.1417)
Luminance	0.1459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256FA8 #A85E25

analogous

#25A89F #256FA8 #252EA8

triadic

#256FA8 #A8256F #6FA825

tetradic

#256FA8 #9F25A8 #A85E25 #2EA825

square

#256FA8 #9F25A8 #A85E25 #2EA825

split-complementary

#256FA8 #A8252E #A89F25

monochromatic

#0F2D44 #1A4E76 #256FA8 #378FD3 #69ABDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#256FA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#256FA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256FA8

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256FA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256FA8	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5571AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4265A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256fa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 111, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.115 246.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7398c2',
    500: '#256fa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256fa8;
$custom-light: #7398c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256fa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.107,
    "s": 63.902,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5246,
    "c": 0.11479,
    "h": 246.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256FA8

secondary

#C48E65

accent

#8941E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F7

border

#C9CCD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #256FA8

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

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