#256FBC#256FBC

#256FBC is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.140 H 252.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256FBC
RGB	rgb(37, 111, 188)
HSL	hsl(211, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(211, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.3%, 41%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.17, 5.34, -46.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.17, 47.13, 276.51°)
OKLab	oklab(53.68% -0.0413 -0.1339)
OKLCH	oklch(53.68% 0.14 252.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.5211, 15.3912, 49.7200)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256FBC #BC7225

analogous

#25BBBC #256FBC #2725BC

triadic

#256FBC #BC256F #6FBC25

tetradic

#256FBC #BC25BB #BC7225 #25BC27

square

#256FBC #BC25BB #BC7225 #25BC27

split-complementary

#256FBC #BC2725 #BBBC25

monochromatic

#113356 #1B5189 #256FBC #448EDA #77ADE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#256FBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#256FBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256FBC

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256FBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256FBC	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4975BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F67BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256fbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 111, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.140 252.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7797d0',
    500: '#256fbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256fbc;
$custom-light: #7797d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256fbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.596,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53682,
    "c": 0.14017,
    "h": 252.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15393
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256FBC

secondary

#CC9F71

accent

#963EEA

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F9

border

#C9CCD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256FBC

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

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