#256FAE#256FAE

#256FAE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.122 H 248.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256FAE
RGB	rgb(37, 111, 174)
HSL	hsl(208, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(208, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.7%, 36.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.38, 0.01, -39.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.38, 39.94, 270.02°)
OKLab	oklab(52.81% -0.0449 -0.1137)
OKLCH	oklch(52.81% 0.122 248.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.0844, 14.8165, 42.1538)
Luminance	0.1482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256FAE #AE6425

analogous

#25AEA9 #256FAE #252BAE

triadic

#256FAE #AE256F #6FAE25

tetradic

#256FAE #A925AE #AE6425 #2BAE25

square

#256FAE #A925AE #AE6425 #2BAE25

split-complementary

#256FAE #AE252B #AEA925

monochromatic

#102F49 #1A4F7C #256FAE #3B8ED5 #6DABE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#256FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#256FAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256FAE

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256FAE	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5272B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D66AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 111, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.122 248.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7597c6',
    500: '#256fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256fae;
$custom-light: #7597c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.591,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52814,
    "c": 0.12225,
    "h": 248.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256FAE

secondary

#C69468

accent

#8D40E8

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256FAE

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

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