#256FA9#256FA9

#256FA9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.116 H 246.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256FA9
RGB	rgb(37, 111, 169)
HSL	hsl(206, 64%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(206, 78%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 34.3%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.12, -1.87, -37.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.12, 37.48, 267.13°)
OKLab	oklab(52.52% -0.0463 -0.1064)
OKLCH	oklch(52.52% 0.116 246.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.6061, 14.6251, 39.6343)
Luminance	0.1463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256FA9 #A95F25

analogous

#25A9A1 #256FA9 #252DA9

triadic

#256FA9 #A9256F #6FA925

tetradic

#256FA9 #A125A9 #A95F25 #2DA925

square

#256FA9 #A125A9 #A95F25 #2DA925

split-complementary

#256FA9 #A9252D #A9A125

monochromatic

#0F2D45 #1A4E77 #256FA9 #388FD3 #6AABDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#256FA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#256FA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256FA9

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256FA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256FA9	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5471AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4165A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256fa9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 111, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.116 246.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7398c3',
    500: '#256fa9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256fa9;
$custom-light: #7398c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256fa9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.364,
    "s": 64.078,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52518,
    "c": 0.11601,
    "h": 246.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256FA9

secondary

#C48F65

accent

#8A41E7

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #256FA9

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

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