Information about #256CD0 color

#256CD0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#256CD0 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(37, 108, 208) — 14.5% red, 42.4% green, 81.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 67 / 39 / 0 / 18. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#256CD0 is a strongly colored steel-blue azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Celtic Blue (#246BCE). Slightly further away sit Mariner (#286ACD) and Flickr Blue (#216BD6).

In RGB terms — rgb(37, 108, 208) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #256CD0 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#256CD0 color variations

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

#256CD0 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#D1E1F7

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White

#FFFFFF

#256CD0 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#1D56A6

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#16407C

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#0E2B53

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#071529

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Black

#000000

#256CD0 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#366FC0

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#4873B0

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#5A77A0

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#6C7B90

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Grey

#808080

#256CD0 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AA24D0

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#6624D0

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#2427D0

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#256CD0

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#24B0D0

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#24D0AA

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#24D066

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#256CD0 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
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#D08925
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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
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#C2D025
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#D03325
#D03325

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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
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#25C2D0
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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
#256CD0
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#D0256C
#D0256C

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#6CD025
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#8925D0
#8925D0

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#D08925
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#6CD025
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#D025C2
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#D08925
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#25D033
#25D033

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Nearest named colors to #256CD0

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

Celtic Blue color link
Celtic Blue

#246BCE

Mariner color link
Mariner

#286ACD

Flickr Blue color link
Flickr Blue

#216BD6

Bright Navy Blue color link
Bright Navy Blue

#1974D2

True Blue color link
True Blue

#2D68C4

Blue Eyes color link
Blue Eyes

#1569C7

Royal Blue color link
Royal Blue

#2B60DE

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

Flat Medium Blue color link
Flat Medium Blue

#3A5FCD

Windows Blue color link
Windows Blue

#357EC7

Byzantine Blue color link
Byzantine Blue

#3457D5

Denim color link
Denim

#1560BD

#256CD0 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#256CD0 color image #256CD0 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#256CD0
  • RGB37, 108, 208
  • CMYK67, 39, 0, 18
  • CSSrgb(37, 108, 208)
  • HSL215°, 70%, 48%
  • HSL Precise215.088°, 69.796%, 48.039%
  • HSV215°, 82%, 82%
  • HSB215°, 82%, 82%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.816
  • GLSLvec3(0.145, 0.424, 0.816)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.145, 0.424, 0.816, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.145, 0.424, 0.816)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID256CD0
  • DECIMAL ID2452688
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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