#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
RGBrgb(37, 111, 174)
HSLhsl(208, 65%, 41%)
HSVhsv(208, 79%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(78.7%, 36.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LABlab(45.38, 0.01, -39.94)
CIE-LCHlch(45.38, 39.94, 270.02°)
OKLaboklab(52.81% -0.0449 -0.1137)
OKLCHoklch(52.81% 0.122 248.5)
XYZxyz(14.0844, 14.8165, 42.1538)
Luminance0.1482 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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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
##256FAE1.005.303.965.30
#FFFFFF5.301.0021.001.00
#0000003.9621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.301.0021.001.00

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

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#256FAE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva