#256FBD#256FBD

#256FBD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.141 H 253.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256FBD
RGB	rgb(37, 111, 189)
HSL	hsl(211, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(211, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 41.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.22, 5.72, -47.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.22, 47.66, 276.90°)
OKLab	oklab(53.75% -0.0411 -0.1354)
OKLCH	oklch(53.75% 0.141 253.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.6292, 15.4344, 50.2897)
Luminance	0.1544 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256FBD #BD7325

analogous

#25BBBD #256FBD #2725BD

triadic

#256FBD #BD256F #6FBD25

tetradic

#256FBD #BD25BB #BD7325 #25BD27

square

#256FBD #BD25BB #BD7325 #25BD27

split-complementary

#256FBD #BD2725 #BBBD25

monochromatic

#113357 #1B518A #256FBD #458EDB #78ADE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#256FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#256FBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256FBD

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256FBD	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4975C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E67BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00828D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 111, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.141 253.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7897d1',
    500: '#256fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256fbd;
$custom-light: #7897d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.789,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53746,
    "c": 0.14147,
    "h": 253.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256FBD

secondary

#CCA072

accent

#963EEA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F9

border

#CACCD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #256FBD

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

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