#4256BD#4256BD

#4256BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.163 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4256BD
RGB	rgb(66, 86, 189)
HSL	hsl(230, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(230, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.1%, 54.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.39, 25.68, -56.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.39, 62.19, 294.39°)
OKLab	oklab(49.59% 0.0029 -0.1627)
OKLCH	oklch(49.59% 0.163 271)
XYZ	xyz(14.7568, 11.4866, 49.5737)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4256BD #BDA942

analogous

#4293BD #4256BD #6C42BD

triadic

#4256BD #BD4256 #56BD42

tetradic

#4256BD #BD4293 #BDA942 #42BD6C

square

#4256BD #BD4293 #BDA942 #42BD6C

split-complementary

#4256BD #BD6C42 #93BD42

monochromatic

#222D62 #324190 #4256BD #6F7FCD #9DA7DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#4256BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#4256BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4256BD

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4256BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4256BD	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0765C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4256bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 86, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.163 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8485d2',
    500: '#4256bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4256bd;
$custom-light: #8485d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4256bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.244,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49589,
    "c": 0.16276,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.11488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4256BD

secondary

#C9C092

accent

#C250D8

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4256BD

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

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