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Recognised as Colour

#254A98

  • #254A98
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#254A98 is a blue with RGB values 37, 74, 152 and HSL 221°, 61%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#254A98#254A98
HEX#254A98
RGBrgb(37, 74, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.2902, 0.5961
RGB percentages14.5%, 29%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(220.7, 60.8%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 75.7%, 59.6%)
CMYK75.7%, 51.3%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,443,928
CSS custom property--colour: #254A98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#DAB567

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A539Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004996no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005D6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.7Midnight blue · ΔE 23.8Royal blue · ΔE 26.2Slate blue · ΔE 26.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#987325
Analogous#258498, #392598
Triadic#98254A, #4A9825
Split complementary#983A25, #849825
Tetradic#982584, #987325, #25983A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A1B8E8
Lighter +30%#7899DE
Lighter +20%#4F7AD4
Lighter +10%#2F5EC1
Darker −10%#1B366F
Darker −20%#112246
Darker −30%#070E1D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0D42B0
Less saturated −25%#3D5280

Channel breakdown

R37
G74
B152
Red37 (14.5%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue220.7°
Saturation (HSL)60.85%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 4A · B 98

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