Colour

#254A63

#254A63
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#254A63 is a blue with RGB values 37, 74, 99 and HSL 204°, 46%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#254A63

RGBrgb(37, 74, 99)

RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.2902, 0.3882

RGB percentages14.5%, 29%, 38.8%

HSLhsl(204.2, 45.6%, 26.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204.2, 62.6%, 38.8%)

CMYK62.6%, 25.3%, 0%, 61.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,443,875

CSS custom property--colour: #254A63;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.38:1

Contrast with white9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#DAB59C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F4A64no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#364463no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Tritanopia#005052no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Dim grey · ΔE 24.1 Slate grey · ΔE 24.5 Steel blue · ΔE 26.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2 Gray · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#633E25

Analogous#25635D, #252B63

Triadic#63254A, #4A6325

Split complementary#63252B, #635D25

Tetradic#5D2563, #633E25, #2B6325

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#83B1D1

Lighter +30%#5E9AC3

Lighter +20%#4181AD

Lighter +10%#336688

Darker −10%#172E3E

Darker −20%#091219

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#144D74

Less saturated −25%#364752

Channel breakdown

R37

G74

B99

Red37 (14.5%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue99 (38.8%)

Hue204.19°

Saturation (HSL)45.59%

Lightness26.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 25 · G 4A · B 63

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