#256faf

Color #256faf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.72 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#256faf

RGB

rgb(37, 111, 175)

HSL

hsl(207.8, 65.1%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.8, 78.9%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(78.9%, 36.6%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(45.44, 0.39, -40.43)

LCH

lch(45.44, 40.43, 270.55)

OKLCH

oklch(52.9%, 0.1235, 248.84)

HWB

hwb(207.8, 14.5%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#af6525

Analogous

#25afaa

#256faf

#252aaf

Triadic

#256faf

#af256f

#6faf25

Split-complementary

#256faf

#af252a

#afaa25

Tetradic

#256faf

#6525af

#af6525

#6faf25

Square

#256faf

#aa25af

#af6525

#2aaf25

Shades

Color #256faf mixed toward black.

#1f5d92

#194a75

#133858

#0c253a

#06131d

Tints

Color #256faf mixed toward white.

#3289d4

#5ba0dc

#84b8e5

#add0ee

#d6e7f6

Tones

Color #256faf mixed toward gray.

#316ea4

#3c6d98

#486d8d

#536c81

#5f6b76

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.97:1

White text reads better on this background (5.29:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5050a2 · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#4b469f · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#2c9895 · ΔE 26.9

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #256faf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#256faf]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#256faf (#256faf) is rgb(37, 111, 175) in RGB.

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

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