#254B99#254B99

#254B99 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.135 H 262.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#254B99
RGB	rgb(37, 75, 153)
HSL	hsl(220, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(220, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 51%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.40, 15.18, -46.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.40, 49.01, 288.04°)
OKLab	oklab(43.11% -0.0174 -0.134)
OKLCH	oklch(43.11% 0.135 262.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.0267, 7.7244, 31.1460)
Luminance	0.0772 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#254B99 #997325

analogous

#258599 #254B99 #392599

triadic

#254B99 #99254B #4B9925

tetradic

#254B99 #992585 #997325 #259939

square

#254B99 #992585 #997325 #259939

split-complementary

#254B99 #993925 #859925

monochromatic

#0D1B36 #193368 #254B99 #3163CA #6087D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.25

#254B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#254B99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #254B99

8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##254B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##254B99	1.00	8.25	2.55	8.25
#FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C549C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #254b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 75, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.135 262.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707cb8',
    500: '#254b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #254b99;
$custom-light: #707cb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#254b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.345,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43106,
    "c": 0.13509,
    "h": 262.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07725
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#254B99

secondary

#BE9E5C

accent

#B044E4

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #254B99

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →