All About Color #256B8E

#256B8E

About #256B8E

#256B8E is a dark blue color with the hex code #256B8E. In RGB it is red 37, green 107, blue 142; in HSL it is hue 200°, saturation 59%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 74%, 25%, 0%, 44%. Its contrast ratio is 5.88:1 on white and 3.57:1 on black.

#256B8E Color Conversion

Hex triplet25, 6B, 8E
CMYK73.94%, 24.65%, 0.00%, 44.31%
RGB Decimal37, 107, 142
HSL200°, 59%, 35%
RGB Octal45, 153, 216
HSV (HSB)200.00°, 73.94%, 55.69%
RGB Binary100101, 1101011, 10001110
CIE-L*AB42.55, -9.44, -25.46
RGB Percent14.51%, 41.96%, 55.69%
CIE-L*CH42.55, 27.16, 249.65
XYZ10.90, 12.86, 27.50
CIE-L*UV42.55, -25.18, -35.43
xyY0.21, 0.25, 12.86
Hunter-Lab35.86, -8.49, -20.36
RYB14.51%, 30.98%, 55.69%

Color Accessibility Scores

#256B8E on a dark background: contrast 3.57:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#256B8E on a light background: contrast 5.88:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #256B8E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#256B8E · #409FCE · #123445 · #8E4825 · #CE7040

Analogous palette

#258E48 · #258E7C · #256B8E · #25368E · #48258E

Triadic palette

#256B8E · #8E256B · #6B8E25 · #409FCE · #CE409F

Tetradic palette

#256B8E · #7C258E · #8E4825 · #368E25 · #123445

Monochromatic palette

#050F14 · #153D51 · #256B8E · #3499CB · #71B7DA

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