#254D85#254D85

#254D85 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.104 H 257.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#254D85
RGB	rgb(37, 77, 133)
HSL	hsl(215, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(215, 72%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 42.1%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.69, 6.01, -35.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.69, 36.03, 279.60°)
OKLab	oklab(42.13% -0.0229 -0.1014)
OKLCH	oklch(42.13% 0.104 257.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.6489, 7.3937, 23.2098)
Luminance	0.0740 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#254D85 #855D25

analogous

#257D85 #254D85 #2D2585

triadic

#254D85 #85254D #4D8525

tetradic

#254D85 #85257D #855D25 #25852D

square

#254D85 #85257D #855D25 #25852D

split-complementary

#254D85 #852D25 #7D8525

monochromatic

#0A1625 #183155 #254D85 #3269B5 #5588D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.47

#254D85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#254D85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #254D85

8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##254D85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##254D85	1.00	8.47	2.48	8.47
#FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#335287

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#234984

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #254d85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 77, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.104 257.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c7ea9',
    500: '#254d85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #254d85;
$custom-light: #6c7ea9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#254d85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215,
    "s": 56.471,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42133,
    "c": 0.10392,
    "h": 257.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#254D85

secondary

#B48B52

accent

#A148E0

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF4

border

#C7C9CE

text

#080910

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #254D85

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

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