#254C8D#254C8D

#254C8D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.117 H 260.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#254C8D
RGB	rgb(37, 76, 141)
HSL	hsl(218, 58%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(218, 74%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.8%, 46.1%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.89, 9.80, -40.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.89, 41.31, 283.73°)
OKLab	oklab(42.45% -0.0202 -0.1149)
OKLCH	oklch(42.45% 0.117 260)
XYZ	xyz(8.1534, 7.4844, 26.2091)
Luminance	0.0748 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#254C8D #8D6625

analogous

#25808D #254C8D #32258D

triadic

#254C8D #8D254C #4C8D25

tetradic

#254C8D #8D2580 #8D6625 #258D32

square

#254C8D #8D2580 #8D6625 #258D32

split-complementary

#254C8D #8D3225 #808D25

monochromatic

#0C182C #18325D #254C8D #3266BD #5987D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.41

#254C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#254C8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #254C8D

8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##254C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##254C8D	1.00	8.41	2.50	8.41
#FFFFFF	8.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B528F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#16498C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #254c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 76, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.117 260.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e7daf',
    500: '#254c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #254c8d;
$custom-light: #6e7daf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#254c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.5,
    "s": 58.427,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42449,
    "c": 0.11666,
    "h": 260
  },
  "luminance": 0.07485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#254C8D

secondary

#B89356

accent

#A746E2

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #254C8D

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

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