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Recognised as Colour

#254B60

  • #254B60
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#254B60 is a blue with RGB values 37, 75, 96 and HSL 201°, 44%, 26%. 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

#254B60#254B60
HEX#254B60
RGBrgb(37, 75, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.2941, 0.3765
RGB percentages14.5%, 29.4%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(201.4, 44.4%, 26.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.4, 61.5%, 37.6%)
CMYK61.5%, 21.9%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,444,128
CSS custom property--colour: #254B60;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#DAB49F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#414A61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#394460no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005152no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.8Dim grey · ΔE 22.7Slate grey · ΔE 23.9Light slate grey · ΔE 26.7Steel blue · ΔE 27.5Gray · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#603A25
Analogous#256057, #252E60
Triadic#60254B, #4B6025
Split complementary#60252E, #605825
Tetradic#572560, #603A25, #2E6025

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#82B4CF
Lighter +30%#5D9DC1
Lighter +20%#4185AA
Lighter +10%#336885
Darker −10%#172E3B
Darker −20%#091116
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#145071
Less saturated −25%#36464F

Channel breakdown

R37
G75
B96
Red37 (14.5%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue201.36°
Saturation (HSL)44.36%
Lightness26.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 4B · B 60

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