#254B8D#254B8D

#254B8D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.118 H 260.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#254B8D
RGB	rgb(37, 75, 141)
HSL	hsl(218, 58%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(218, 74%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.8%, 46.8%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.59, 10.47, -40.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.59, 41.94, 284.46°)
OKLab	oklab(42.22% -0.0193 -0.1163)
OKLCH	oklch(42.22% 0.118 260.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.0850, 7.3477, 26.1863)
Luminance	0.0735 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#254B8D #8D6725

analogous

#257F8D #254B8D #33258D

triadic

#254B8D #8D254B #4B8D25

tetradic

#254B8D #8D257F #8D6725 #258D33

square

#254B8D #8D257F #8D6725 #258D33

split-complementary

#254B8D #8D3325 #7F8D25

monochromatic

#0C172C #18315D #254B8D #3265BD #5986D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.50

#254B8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#254B8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #254B8D

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##254B8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##254B8D	1.00	8.50	2.47	8.50
#FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#29528F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#13488C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #254b8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 75, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.118 260.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e7caf',
    500: '#254b8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #254b8d;
$custom-light: #6e7caf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#254b8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.077,
    "s": 58.427,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42218,
    "c": 0.11791,
    "h": 260.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07349
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#254B8D

secondary

#B89456

accent

#A946E2

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #254B8D

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

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