#254E72#254E72

#254E72 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.076 H 247.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#254E72
RGB	rgb(37, 78, 114)
HSL	hsl(208, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(208, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 31.6%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.93, -1.90, -24.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.93, 24.98, 265.64°)
OKLab	oklab(41.2% -0.0293 -0.0703)
OKLCH	oklch(41.2% 0.076 247.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.5235, 7.0563, 16.9345)
Luminance	0.0706 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#254E72 #724925

analogous

#257270 #254E72 #252872

triadic

#254E72 #72254E #4E7225

tetradic

#254E72 #702572 #724925 #287225

square

#254E72 #702572 #724925 #287225

split-complementary

#254E72 #722528 #727025

monochromatic

#071017 #162E44 #254E72 #346EA0 #4C8DC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.71

#254E72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#254E72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #254E72

8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##254E72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##254E72	1.00	8.71	2.41	8.71
#FFFFFF	8.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E4F74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#344871

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00575B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #254e72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 78, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.076 247.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#687f9a',
    500: '#254e72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #254e72;
$custom-light: #687f9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#254e72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.052,
    "s": 50.993,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41197,
    "c": 0.07618,
    "h": 247.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#254E72

secondary

#A5774E

accent

#8F4DDA

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEEF2

border

#C6C9CC

text

#070A0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #254E72

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

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