#4256BE#4256BE

#4256BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.164 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4256BE
RGB	rgb(66, 86, 190)
HSL	hsl(230, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(230, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.3%, 54.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.46, 26.03, -57.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.46, 62.76, 294.51°)
OKLab	oklab(49.67% 0.0029 -0.1641)
OKLCH	oklch(49.67% 0.164 271)
XYZ	xyz(14.8657, 11.5302, 50.1474)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4256BE #BEAA42

analogous

#4294BE #4256BE #6C42BE

triadic

#4256BE #BE4256 #56BE42

tetradic

#4256BE #BE4294 #BEAA42 #42BE6C

square

#4256BE #BE4294 #BEAA42 #42BE6C

split-complementary

#4256BE #BE6C42 #94BE42

monochromatic

#222D63 #324191 #4256BE #707FCE #9DA7DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#4256BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#4256BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4256BE

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4256BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4256BE	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0265C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ABC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4256be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 86, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.164 271.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4256be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.323,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49665,
    "c": 0.16414,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.11532
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4256BE

secondary

#CAC192

accent

#C24FD8

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4256BE

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

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