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#256D8D Chill of the Night

#256D8D is a medium, moderately saturated blue named Chill of the Night. In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 42.7% green and 55.3% blue (rgb(37, 109, 141)). Its HSL value is 198° hue, 58% saturation and 35% lightness, and in CMYK it is 74% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black. #256D8D is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.75:1.

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Variations of #256D8D

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#256D8D color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#256D8D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #256D8D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #4F618D
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5D6C8F
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #526B8E
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4F618D
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #46668D
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #007678
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #007184
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #666666
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #5B6871

#256D8D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.75:1 Good#256D8D text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.65:1 Poor#256D8D text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#256D8D in CSS

/* Chill of the Night */
.color { color: #256D8D; }
.background { background-color: #256D8D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #256D8D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(37 109 141);
color: hsl(198 58% 35%);
color: oklch(0.505 0.086 231.4);

#256D8D FAQ

What color is #256D8D?

#256D8D is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Chill of the Night. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #256D8D?

#256D8D is rgb(37, 109, 141) in RGB, hsl(198, 58%, 35%) in HSL and cmyk(74%, 23%, 0%, 45%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #256D8D?

The complementary color of #256D8D is #8D4525, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #256D8D?

White text has the best contrast on #256D8D: 5.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #256D8D a warm or cool color?

#256D8D is a cool color.