Colour

#254B90

#254B90
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#254B90 is a blue with RGB values 37, 75, 144 and HSL 219°, 59%, 35%. 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

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HEX#254B90

RGBrgb(37, 75, 144)

RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.2941, 0.5647

RGB percentages14.5%, 29.4%, 56.5%

HSLhsl(218.7, 59.1%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 74.3%, 56.5%)

CMYK74.3%, 47.9%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,444,176

CSS custom property--colour: #254B90;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.44:1

Contrast with white8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#DAB46F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#265293no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0C498Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#005B66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.5 Steel blue · ΔE 27.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 27.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.1 Royal blue · ΔE 31.2 Slate blue · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#906A25

Analogous#258190, #352590

Triadic#90254B, #4B9025

Split complementary#903525, #809025

Tetradic#902581, #906A25, #259035

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9CB6E5

Lighter +30%#7398DB

Lighter +20%#4A7AD1

Lighter +10%#2F60B9

Darker −10%#1B3667

Darker −20%#10213F

Darker −30%#060C16

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0E44A7

Less saturated −25%#3C5279

Channel breakdown

R37

G75

B144

Red37 (14.5%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue144 (56.5%)

Hue218.69°

Saturation (HSL)59.12%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 25 · G 4B · B 90

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