#254E99#254E99

#254E99 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.131 H 261.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#254E99
RGB	rgb(37, 78, 153)
HSL	hsl(219, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(219, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 49%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.27, 13.16, -45.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.27, 47.07, 286.24°)
OKLab	oklab(43.77% -0.02 -0.1298)
OKLCH	oklch(43.77% 0.131 261.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.2350, 8.1410, 31.2155)
Luminance	0.0814 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#254E99 #997025

analogous

#258899 #254E99 #362599

triadic

#254E99 #99254E #4E9925

tetradic

#254E99 #992588 #997025 #259936

square

#254E99 #992588 #997025 #259936

split-complementary

#254E99 #993625 #889925

monochromatic

#0D1C36 #193568 #254E99 #3167CA #608BD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.99

#254E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#254E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #254E99

7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##254E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##254E99	1.00	7.99	2.63	7.99
#FFFFFF	7.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#24569C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004C97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00606C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #254e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 78, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.131 261.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707fb7',
    500: '#254e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #254e99;
$custom-light: #707fb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#254e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.793,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43773,
    "c": 0.1313,
    "h": 261.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#254E99

secondary

#BE9B5C

accent

#AB44E4

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #254E99

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

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