#256bb4

Color #256bb4

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.35 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#256bb4

RGB

rgb(37, 107, 180)

HSL

hsl(210.6, 65.9%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.6, 79.4%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.4%, 40.6%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(44.52, 4.79, -44.81)

LCH

lch(44.52, 45.07, 276.1)

OKLCH

oklch(52.3%, 0.1341, 252.74)

HWB

hwb(210.6, 14.5%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b46e25

Analogous

#25b2b4

#256bb4

#2625b4

Triadic

#256bb4

#b4256b

#6bb425

Split-complementary

#256bb4

#b42625

#b2b425

Tetradic

#256bb4

#6e25b4

#b46e25

#6bb425

Square

#256bb4

#b425b2

#b46e25

#25b426

Shades

Color #256bb4 mixed toward black.

#1f5996

#194778

#12355a

#0c243c

#06121e

Tints

Color #256bb4 mixed toward white.

#3483d5

#5d9cde

#85b5e6

#aecdee

#d6e6f7

Tones

Color #256bb4 mixed toward gray.

#316ba8

#3d6b9c

#496c90

#556c84

#606c78

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.84:1

White text reads better on this background (5.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4ea6 · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#4944a2 · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#2c9a97 · ΔE 29.5

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #256bb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#256bb4]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#256bb4 (#256bb4) is rgb(37, 107, 180) in RGB.

No, #256bb4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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