All About Color #256BBB

#256BBB

About #256BBB

#256BBB is a medium blue color with the hex code #256BBB. In RGB it is red 37, green 107, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 212°, saturation 67%, lightness 44%; in CMYK it is 80%, 43%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 5.39:1 on white and 3.90:1 on black.

#256BBB Color Conversion

Hex triplet25, 6B, BB
CMYK80.21%, 42.78%, 0.00%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal37, 107, 187
HSL212°, 67%, 44%
RGB Octal45, 153, 273
HSV (HSB)212.00°, 80.21%, 73.33%
RGB Binary100101, 1101011, 10111011
CIE-L*AB44.94, 7.48, -48.22
RGB Percent14.51%, 41.96%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH44.94, 48.80, 278.82
XYZ14.99, 14.50, 49.02
CIE-L*UV44.94, -23.27, -72.75
xyY0.19, 0.18, 14.50
Hunter-Lab38.07, 3.65, -49.69
RYB14.51%, 33.23%, 73.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#256BBB on a dark background: contrast 3.90:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#256BBB on a light background: contrast 5.39:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#256BBB · #5D9ADF · #163F6F · #BB7525 · #DFA25D

Analogous palette

#25BB75 · #25B6BB · #256BBB · #2A25BB · #7525BB

Triadic palette

#256BBB · #BB256B · #6BBB25 · #5D9ADF · #DF5D9A

Tetradic palette

#256BBB · #BB25B6 · #BB7525 · #25BB2A · #163F6F

Monochromatic palette

#0C223C · #18477B · #256BBB · #5092DC · #90BAE9

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