#254499#254499

#254499 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.144 H 265.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#254499
RGB	rgb(37, 68, 153)
HSL	hsl(224, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(224, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 55.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.41, 19.93, -49.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.41, 53.67, 291.80°)
OKLab	oklab(41.59% -0.0116 -0.1436)
OKLCH	oklch(41.59% 0.144 265.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.5778, 6.8265, 30.9964)
Luminance	0.0683 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#254499 #997A25

analogous

#257E99 #254499 #402599

triadic

#254499 #992544 #449925

tetradic

#254499 #99257E #997A25 #259940

square

#254499 #99257E #997A25 #259940

split-complementary

#254499 #994025 #7E9925

monochromatic

#0D1836 #192E68 #254499 #315ACA #6080D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.88

#254499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#254499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #254499

8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##254499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##254499	1.00	8.88	2.37	8.88
#FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004F9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004597

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005967

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #254499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 68, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.144 265.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7177b8',
    500: '#254499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #254499;
$custom-light: #7177b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#254499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.966,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41592,
    "c": 0.14405,
    "h": 265.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#254499

secondary

#BEA45C

accent

#B944E4

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #254499

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

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