#256EC4 Hex Color

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Color Name

Celtic Blue*

Hex Color Code

#256EC4

RGB Color Code

RGB(37, 110, 196)

CMYK Values*

81.1%, 43.9%, 0.0%, 23.1%

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#256EC4 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 256EC4?

The RGB color code for color number #256EC4 is RGB(37, 110, 196). In the RGB color model, #256EC4 has a red value of 37, a green value of 110, and a blue value of 196. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 81.1% cyan, 43.9% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 23.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 212.5° (degrees), 68.2 % saturation, and 45.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #256EC4 has a hue of 212.5° (degrees), 81.1 % saturation and 76.9 % brightness/value.

Color 256EC4 is cool or warm?

Color 256EC4 is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #256EC4? (For interior and product design)

256EC4 has an LRV of nearly 16. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#256EC4

LRV 16

Light Color

Compare LRV 16 of #256EC4 with dark and light color

Is #256EC4 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 256EC4 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #256EC4 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #256EC4

Hex triplet: #256EC4
Red: 25
Green: 6E
Blue: C4

RGBA / RGB rgb(37, 110, 196)

Red: 37 (14.5%)
Green: 110 (43.1%)
Blue: 196 (76.9%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 81.12%
Magenta: 43.88%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 23.14%

HSL hsl(212.45deg, 68.2 %, 45.7 %)

Hue: 212.45°
Saturation: 68.24 %
Lightness: 45.69 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 212.45°
Saturation: 81.12 %
Brightness / Value: 76.86 %

RYB ryb(39, 58, 157)

Red: 39 (15.1%)
Yellow: 58 (22.7%)
Blue: 157 (61.7%)

HWB

Hue: 212.45°
Whiteness: 14.51 %
Blackness: 23.14 %

CMY

Cyan: 85.49%
Magenta: 56.86%
Yellow: 23.14%

XYZ

X: 16.3
Y: 15.53
Z: 54.36

YXY

Y1: 15.53
X: 0.19
Y2: 0.18

CIE-Lab

L: 46.35
A: 9.05
B: -51.16

CIE-Lch

L: 46.35
C: 51.95
H: 280.03

CIE-Luv

L: 46.35
U: -23.92
V: -77.95

Hunter-Lab

L: 39.41
A: 4.88
B: -54.2

Other

LRV: ~ 15.5 %
Munsell Color System: 0.9PB 4.5/13.6

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #256EC4

These are the named colors closest to hex 256EC4, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#246BCE Color Celtic Blue

98.12% match | ΔE 1.88

#306AC0 Color YInMn Blue

97.95% match | ΔE 2.05

#0066CC Color Bright Navy Blue

97.14% match | ΔE 2.86

#0072BB Color French Blue

96.10% match | ΔE 3.90

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 256EC4.

#006AC6 Color PANTONE 2175 C

98.29% match | ΔE 1.71

#0072CE Color PANTONE 285 C

97.75% match | ΔE 2.25

#2D68C4 Color PANTONE 2386 C

97.29% match | ΔE 2.71

#0067B9 Color PANTONE 2144 C

96.73% match | ΔE 3.27

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 256EC4.

#356CB0 Color PANTONE 18-4043 TCX - Palace Blue

97.79% match | ΔE 2.21

#3073B7 Color PANTONE 18-4143 TCX - Super Sonic

97.65% match | ΔE 2.35

#3272AF Color PANTONE 18-4141 TCX - Campanula

97.19% match | ΔE 2.81

#497AB7 Color PANTONE 18-4039 TCX - Regatta

95.23% match | ΔE 4.77

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 256EC4.

#4278AF Color RAL 270 50 35 - Viennese Blue

95.83% match | ΔE 4.17

#327AB9 Color RAL 270 50 40 - Cornflower Blue

95.16% match | ΔE 4.84

#4E78A9 Color RAL 270 50 30 - Sage Blossom Blue

94.95% match | ΔE 5.05

#5077BA Color RAL 280 50 40 - Diva Violet

94.88% match | ΔE 5.12

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 256EC4.

#3876AB Color BS 20-E-53 - Blue

95.75% match | ΔE 4.25

#266492 Color BS 20-E-56 - Blue

93.05% match | ΔE 6.95

Pantone TPX

Pantone TPX color similar/equivalent to 256EC4.

#5072A7 Color Blue Yonder

94.78% match | ΔE 5.22

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 256EC4.

#42698C Color RAL 5023 -Distant Blue

93.34% match | ΔE 6.66

#376B8C Color RAL 5007 - Brilliant Blue

92.30% match | ΔE 7.70

Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag

#0071CE Color Walmart Blue

98.08% match | ΔE 1.92

#0071C5 Color Intel Blue

97.54% match | ΔE 2.46

#0A66C2 Color Linkedin Blue

97.16% match | ΔE 2.84

Paint color for Hex #256EC4

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 256EC4 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 256EC4 once it is on a wall.

PPG Paints

Hex color 256EC4 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #256EC4 to PPG Paints

#356FAD Color Nocturne Shade (PPG1244-6)

97.66% match | ΔE 2.34

#1C70AD Color Planetarium (PPG1242-6)

95.75% match | ΔE 4.25

#3C7AC2 Color Royal Plume (PPG1243-6)

95.66% match | ΔE 4.34

#2863AD Color Rainbow Bright (PPG1243-7)

95.44% match | ΔE 4.56

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 256EC4 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #256EC4 to Dunn-Edwards

#326AB1 Color Dover Straits (DE 5866)

97.53% match | ΔE 2.47

#186DB6 Color Beautiful Blue (DEA 136)

97.40% match | ΔE 2.60

#4470B0 Color Pacific Blues (DET 586)

96.90% match | ΔE 3.10

#296A9D Color The Blues (DE 5859)

94.94% match | ΔE 5.06

Behr

Hex color 256EC4 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #256EC4 to Behr

#2B6BAA Color Electric Blue (MQ4-24)

96.92% match | ΔE 3.08

#366FA6 Color Mega Blue (P520-6)

96.79% match | ΔE 3.21

#496EAD Color New Age Blue (PPU15-05)

95.74% match | ΔE 4.26

#3F6F98 Color National Anthem (M520-6)

94.99% match | ΔE 5.01

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 256EC4 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #256EC4 to Benjamin Moore

#3D74AC Color Athens Blue (797)

96.77% match | ΔE 3.23

#0066B1 Color Big Country Blue (2066-30)

95.78% match | ΔE 4.22

#1369A7 Color Paddington Blue (791)

95.19% match | ΔE 4.81

#40729C Color Chicago Blues (804)

95.15% match | ΔE 4.85

Valspar

Hex color 256EC4 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #256EC4 to Valspar

#28679E Color In the Nick (8001-44F)

95.00% match | ΔE 5.00

#2B63A0 Color Zydeco (V036-3)

94.63% match | ΔE 5.37

#0169A7 Color Peek-A-Boo Blue (4007-10C)

94.59% match | ΔE 5.41

#10659F Color Biro Blue (8001-43G)

93.88% match | ΔE 6.12

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 256EC4 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #256EC4 to Sherwin Williams

#4E739F Color Lupine (SW 6810)

94.84% match | ΔE 5.16

#016EA7 Color Blue Chip (SW 6959)

93.92% match | ΔE 6.08

#4C6B8A Color Revel Blue (SW 6530)

92.51% match | ΔE 7.49

#015F97 Color Hyper Blue (SW 6965)

92.01% match | ΔE 7.99

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 256EC4 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #256EC4 to Farrow & Ball

#4280B8 Color Pea Flower Tea (CB12)

93.25% match | ΔE 6.75

#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)

86.97% match | ΔE 13.03

#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)

85.65% match | ΔE 14.35

#5C6576 Color Wine Dark (308)

84.26% match | ΔE 15.74

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#256EC4 color palettes and scheme combination

0D2643

153E6E

1D5699

256EC4

4188DB

6CA3E3

97BEEB

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

25C47B

25BDC4

256EC4

2B25C4

7B25C4

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

256EC4

C4256E

6EC425

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

256EC4

C425BD

C47B25

25C42C

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

256EC4

3A7CC9

508BCF

6699D5

7CA8DB

92B6E1

A7C5E7

BDD3ED

D3E2F3

E9F0F9

FFFFFF

Celtic Blue* - #256EC4 Tints

256EC4

2163B0

1D589C

194D89

164275

123762

0E2C4E

0B213A

071627

030B13

000000

Celtic Blue* - #256EC4 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#256EC4

Celtic Blue*

#C47B25

Bronze*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #256EC4?

Color that best contrast with #256EC4 is #C47B25, color name is Bronze*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.