#256FC1#256FC1

#256FC1 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.147 H 254.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256FC1
RGB	rgb(37, 111, 193)
HSL	hsl(212, 68%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(212, 81%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.8%, 42.5%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.46, 7.25, -49.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.46, 49.78, 278.38°)
OKLab	oklab(54.01% -0.0402 -0.141)
OKLCH	oklch(54.01% 0.147 254.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.0694, 15.6105, 52.6079)
Luminance	0.1561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256FC1 #C17725

analogous

#25BDC1 #256FC1 #2925C1

triadic

#256FC1 #C1256F #6FC125

tetradic

#256FC1 #C125BD #C17725 #25C129

square

#256FC1 #C125BD #C17725 #25C129

split-complementary

#256FC1 #C12925 #BDC125

monochromatic

#11345A #1B518E #256FC1 #478EDC #7BADE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#256FC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#256FC1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256FC1

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256FC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256FC1	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4676C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2968BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00838E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256fc1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 111, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.147 254.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7997d4',
    500: '#256fc1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256fc1;
$custom-light: #7997d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256fc1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.538,
    "s": 67.826,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54006,
    "c": 0.14667,
    "h": 254.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256FC1

secondary

#CEA374

accent

#983DEB

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#EFF2FA

border

#CACCD3

text

#0B0D14

muted

#7C7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #256FC1

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

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