#254D89#254D89

#254D89 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.110 H 258.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#254D89
RGB	rgb(37, 77, 137)
HSL	hsl(216, 57%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(216, 73%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(73%, 43.8%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.93, 7.57, -37.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.93, 38.35, 281.38°)
OKLab	oklab(42.4% -0.022 -0.1074)
OKLCH	oklch(42.4% 0.11 258.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.9305, 7.5064, 24.6930)
Luminance	0.0751 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#254D89 #896125

analogous

#257F89 #254D89 #2F2589

triadic

#254D89 #89254D #4D8925

tetradic

#254D89 #89257F #896125 #25892F

square

#254D89 #89257F #896125 #25892F

split-complementary

#254D89 #892F25 #7F8925

monochromatic

#0B1729 #183259 #254D89 #3268B9 #5788D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#254D89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#254D89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #254D89

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##254D89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##254D89	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#30528B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F4988

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #254d89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 77, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.110 258.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d7eac',
    500: '#254d89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #254d89;
$custom-light: #6d7eac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#254d89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216,
    "s": 57.471,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42403,
    "c": 0.10967,
    "h": 258.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07507
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#254D89

secondary

#B68F54

accent

#A347E1

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF4

border

#C7C9CE

text

#080910

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #254D89

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

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