#254E79#254E79

#254E79 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.086 H 251.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#254E79
RGB	rgb(37, 78, 121)
HSL	hsl(211, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(211, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 35.5%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.31, 0.74, -28.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.31, 28.71, 271.47°)
OKLab	oklab(41.61% -0.0271 -0.0813)
OKLCH	oklch(41.61% 0.086 251.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.9373, 7.2219, 19.1138)
Luminance	0.0722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#254E79 #795025

analogous

#257879 #254E79 #262579

triadic

#254E79 #79254E #4E7925

tetradic

#254E79 #792578 #795025 #257926

square

#254E79 #792578 #795025 #257926

split-complementary

#254E79 #792625 #787925

monochromatic

#08121B #17304A #254E79 #336CA8 #4F8BC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.59

#254E79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#254E79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #254E79

8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##254E79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##254E79	1.00	8.59	2.44	8.59
#FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B507B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F4878

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00585E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #254e79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 78, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.086 251.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a7fa0',
    500: '#254e79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #254e79;
$custom-light: #6a7fa0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#254e79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.714,
    "s": 53.165,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41611,
    "c": 0.08575,
    "h": 251.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#254E79

secondary

#AB7E4E

accent

#964BDD

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEEF2

border

#C6C9CC

text

#070A0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #254E79

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

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