#254D79#254D79

#254D79 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.087 H 252.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#254D79
RGB	rgb(37, 77, 121)
HSL	hsl(211, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(211, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 36.4%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.99, 1.39, -29.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.99, 29.23, 272.73°)
OKLab	oklab(41.36% -0.026 -0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(41.36% 0.087 252.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.8667, 7.0808, 19.0903)
Luminance	0.0708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#254D79 #795125

analogous

#257779 #254D79 #272579

triadic

#254D79 #79254D #4D7925

tetradic

#254D79 #792577 #795125 #257927

square

#254D79 #792577 #795125 #257927

split-complementary

#254D79 #792725 #777925

monochromatic

#08111B #172F4A #254D79 #336BA8 #4F89C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.69

#254D79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#254D79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #254D79

8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##254D79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##254D79	1.00	8.69	2.42	8.69
#FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A507B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E4878

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00575D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #254d79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 77, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.087 252.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a7ea0',
    500: '#254d79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #254d79;
$custom-light: #6a7ea0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#254d79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.429,
    "s": 53.165,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41363,
    "c": 0.08682,
    "h": 252.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#254D79

secondary

#AB7F4E

accent

#974BDD

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEEF2

border

#C6C9CC

text

#07090E

muted

#7A7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #254D79

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

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