#254D8D#254D8D

#254D8D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.115 H 259.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#254D8D
RGB	rgb(37, 77, 141)
HSL	hsl(217, 58%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(217, 74%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.8%, 45.4%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.19, 9.13, -39.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.19, 40.68, 282.97°)
OKLab	oklab(42.68% -0.0212 -0.1135)
OKLCH	oklch(42.68% 0.115 259.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.2228, 7.6233, 26.2322)
Luminance	0.0762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#254D8D #8D6525

analogous

#25818D #254D8D #31258D

triadic

#254D8D #8D254D #4D8D25

tetradic

#254D8D #8D2581 #8D6525 #258D31

square

#254D8D #8D2581 #8D6525 #258D31

split-complementary

#254D8D #8D3125 #818D25

monochromatic

#0C182C #18335D #254D8D #3267BD #5988D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.32

#254D8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#254D8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #254D8D

8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##254D8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##254D8D	1.00	8.32	2.52	8.32
#FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D538F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#194A8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #254d8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 77, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.115 259.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e7eaf',
    500: '#254d8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #254d8d;
$custom-light: #6e7eaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#254d8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.923,
    "s": 58.427,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4268,
    "c": 0.11542,
    "h": 259.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07624
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#254D8D

secondary

#B89256

accent

#A646E2

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #254D8D

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

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