All About Color #256BB1

#256BB1

About #256BB1

#256BB1 is a medium blue color with the hex code #256BB1. In RGB it is red 37, green 107, blue 177; in HSL it is hue 210°, saturation 65%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 79%, 40%, 0%, 31%. Its contrast ratio is 5.50:1 on white and 3.82:1 on black.

#256BB1 Color Conversion

Hex triplet25, 6B, B1
CMYK79.10%, 39.55%, 0.00%, 30.59%
RGB Decimal37, 107, 177
HSL210°, 65%, 42%
RGB Octal45, 153, 261
HSV (HSB)210.00°, 79.10%, 69.41%
RGB Binary100101, 1101011, 10110001
CIE-L*AB44.35, 3.65, -43.33
RGB Percent14.51%, 41.96%, 69.41%
CIE-L*CH44.35, 43.49, 274.81
XYZ13.96, 14.08, 43.58
CIE-L*UV44.35, -23.63, -64.70
xyY0.19, 0.20, 14.08
Hunter-Lab37.53, 0.71, -42.58
RYB14.51%, 32.81%, 69.41%

Color Accessibility Scores

#256BB1 on a dark background: contrast 3.82:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#256BB1 on a light background: contrast 5.50:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #256BB1, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#256BB1 · #5799DB · #153D65 · #B16B25 · #DB9957

Analogous palette

#25B16B · #25B1B1 · #256BB1 · #2525B1 · #6B25B1

Triadic palette

#256BB1 · #B1256B · #6BB125 · #5799DB · #DB5799

Tetradic palette

#256BB1 · #B125B1 · #B16B25 · #25B125 · #153D65

Monochromatic palette

#0B1F32 · #184572 · #256BB1 · #4A91D9 · #89B8E6

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