#254498#254498

#254498 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.143 H 265.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#254498
RGB	rgb(37, 68, 152)
HSL	hsl(224, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(224, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 55.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.33, 19.54, -49.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.33, 53.07, 291.60°)
OKLab	oklab(41.51% -0.0117 -0.1422)
OKLCH	oklch(41.51% 0.143 265.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.4956, 6.7936, 30.5632)
Luminance	0.0679 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#254498 #987925

analogous

#257E98 #254498 #3F2598

triadic

#254498 #982544 #449825

tetradic

#254498 #98257E #987925 #25983F

square

#254498 #98257E #987925 #25983F

split-complementary

#254498 #983F25 #7E9825

monochromatic

#0D1836 #192E67 #254498 #315AC9 #5F80D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.90

#254498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#254498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #254498

8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##254498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##254498	1.00	8.90	2.36	8.90
#FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004F9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004596

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005867

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #254498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 68, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.143 265.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7177b7',
    500: '#254498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #254498;
$custom-light: #7177b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#254498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.826,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4151,
    "c": 0.14264,
    "h": 265.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#254498

secondary

#BDA35C

accent

#B944E4

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #254498

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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