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Recognised as Colour

#254FD6

  • #254FD6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#254FD6 is a blue with RGB values 37, 79, 214 and HSL 226°, 71%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#254FD6#254FD6
HEX#254FD6
RGBrgb(37, 79, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.3098, 0.8392
RGB percentages14.5%, 31%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(225.8, 70.5%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.8, 82.7%, 83.9%)
CMYK82.7%, 63.1%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,445,270
CSS custom property--colour: #254FD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#DAB029

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00738Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.8Slate blue · ΔE 16.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.5Medium purple · ΔE 27.7Dark blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6AC25
Analogous#25A7D6, #5425D6
Triadic#D6254F, #4FD625
Split complementary#D65425, #A7D625
Tetradic#D625A7, #D6AC25, #25D654

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0D9F7
Lighter +30%#A5B6EF
Lighter +20%#7993E8
Lighter +10%#4E70E0
Darker −10%#1D3FAB
Darker −20%#162F7F
Darker −30%#0E1F54
Darker −40%#070F28
More saturated +25%#063FF5
Less saturated −25%#445FB7

Channel breakdown

R37
G79
B214
Red37 (14.5%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue225.76°
Saturation (HSL)70.52%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 4F · B D6

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