#254E81#254E81

#254E81 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.097 H 255.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#254E81
RGB	rgb(37, 78, 129)
HSL	hsl(213, 55%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(213, 71%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 39.5%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.76, 3.80, -32.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.76, 33.16, 276.58°)
OKLab	oklab(42.11% -0.0249 -0.0938)
OKLCH	oklch(42.11% 0.097 255.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.4483, 7.4263, 21.8055)
Luminance	0.0743 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#254E81 #815825

analogous

#257C81 #254E81 #2A2581

triadic

#254E81 #81254E #4E8125

tetradic

#254E81 #81257C #815825 #25812A

square

#254E81 #81257C #815825 #25812A

split-complementary

#254E81 #812A25 #7C8125

monochromatic

#0A1422 #173151 #254E81 #336BB1 #538ACE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#254E81 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#254E81 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #254E81

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##254E81	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##254E81	1.00	8.45	2.49	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375283

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#294980

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #254e81;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 78, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.097 255.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b7fa6',
    500: '#254e81',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #254e81;
$custom-light: #6b7fa6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#254e81",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.261,
    "s": 55.422,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42111,
    "c": 0.09703,
    "h": 255.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07427
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#254E81

secondary

#B28650

accent

#9C49DF

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF4

border

#C7C9CE

text

#070A0F

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #254E81

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

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