#254E78#254E78

#254E78 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.084 H 251.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#254E78
RGB	rgb(37, 78, 120)
HSL	hsl(210, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(210, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.2%, 35%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.25, 0.36, -28.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.25, 28.16, 270.73°)
OKLab	oklab(41.55% -0.0274 -0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(41.55% 0.084 251)
XYZ	xyz(6.8763, 7.1975, 18.7925)
Luminance	0.0720 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#254E78 #784F25

analogous

#257778 #254E78 #252578

triadic

#254E78 #78254E #4E7825

tetradic

#254E78 #782577 #784F25 #257825

square

#254E78 #782577 #784F25 #257825

split-complementary

#254E78 #782525 #777825

monochromatic

#08111A #173049 #254E78 #336CA7 #4F8BC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.61

#254E78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#254E78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #254E78

8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##254E78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##254E78	1.00	8.61	2.44	8.61
#FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C507A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#304877

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00585D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #254e78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 78, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.084 251.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#697f9f',
    500: '#254e78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #254e78;
$custom-light: #697f9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#254e78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.361,
    "s": 52.866,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4155,
    "c": 0.08437,
    "h": 251
  },
  "luminance": 0.07198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#254E78

secondary

#AA7D4E

accent

#954CDC

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEEF2

border

#C6C9CC

text

#070A0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #254E78

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

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