Information about #256283 color

#256283 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#256283 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(37, 98, 131) — 14.5% red, 38.4% green, 51.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 37 / 13 / 0 / 49. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#256283 presents itself as a pleasantly vivid azure — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bahama Blue (#25597F). Slightly further away sit Yarra (#20608E) and Light Blue Flower (#1D697C).

In RGB terms — rgb(37, 98, 131) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.2:1. #256283 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#256283 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#256283 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #256283

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bahama Blue color link
Bahama Blue

#25597F

Yarra color link
Yarra

#20608E

Optimist color link
Optimist

#2B688D

Orient color link
Orient

#255B77

Ugly Blue color link
Ugly Blue

#31668A

Blue Jay color link
Blue Jay

#2B547E

Venice Blue color link
Venice Blue

#2C5778

Spray Drift color link
Spray Drift

#2D5877

Dusk Blue color link
Dusk Blue

#26538D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#256283
  • RGB37, 98, 131
  • CMYK37, 13, 0, 49
  • CSSrgb(37, 98, 131)
  • HSL201°, 56%, 33%
  • HSL Precise201.064°, 55.952%, 32.941%
  • HSV201°, 72%, 51%
  • HSB201°, 72%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • GLSLvec3(0.145, 0.384, 0.514)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.145, 0.384, 0.514, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.145, 0.384, 0.514)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB51.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID256283
  • DECIMAL ID2450051
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01