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Colour

#254A68

  • #254A68
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#254A68 is a blue with RGB values 37, 74, 104 and HSL 207°, 48%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#254A68#254A68
HEX#254A68
RGBrgb(37, 74, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.2902, 0.4078
RGB percentages14.5%, 29%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(206.9, 47.5%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.9, 64.4%, 40.8%)
CMYK64.4%, 28.8%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,443,880
CSS custom property--colour: #254A68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#DAB597

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D4B69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#344467no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005154no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.8Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Slate grey · ΔE 25.2Dim grey · ΔE 25.9Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8Gray · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#684325
Analogous#256865, #252868
Triadic#68254A, #4A6825
Split complementary#682528, #686425
Tetradic#652568, #684325, #296825

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#85B1D4
Lighter +30%#6098C6
Lighter +20%#4080B3
Lighter +10%#32658E
Darker −10%#182F42
Darker −20%#0A141D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#134C7A
Less saturated −25%#374856

Channel breakdown

R37
G74
B104
Red37 (14.5%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue206.87°
Saturation (HSL)47.52%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 4A · B 68

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