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Colour

#254B64

  • #254B64
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#254B64 is a blue with RGB values 37, 75, 100 and HSL 204°, 46%, 27%. 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

#254B64#254B64
HEX#254B64
RGBrgb(37, 75, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.2941, 0.3922
RGB percentages14.5%, 29.4%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(203.8, 46%, 26.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.8, 63%, 39.2%)
CMYK63%, 25%, 0%, 60.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,444,132
CSS custom property--colour: #254B64;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06346WCAG 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 9.25:1
Contrast with white9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#DAB49B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#404B65no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#374464no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005153no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.4Dim grey · ΔE 24Slate grey · ΔE 24.2Steel blue · ΔE 26Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9Gray · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#643E25
Analogous#25645E, #252B64
Triadic#64254B, #4B6425
Split complementary#64252B, #645D25
Tetradic#5E2564, #643E25, #2C6425

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#84B3D1
Lighter +30%#5E9BC4
Lighter +20%#4183AE
Lighter +10%#336789
Darker −10%#172F3F
Darker −20%#09131A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#144F75
Less saturated −25%#364753

Channel breakdown

R37
G75
B100
Red37 (14.5%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue203.81°
Saturation (HSL)45.99%
Lightness26.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 4B · B 64

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