#254f8c

Color #254f8c

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 19.27 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#254f8c

RGB

rgb(37, 79, 140)

HSL

hsl(215.5, 58.2%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.5, 73.6%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(73.6%, 43.6%, 0%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(33.73, 7.41, -38.17)

LCH

lch(33.73, 38.88, 280.99)

OKLCH

oklch(43.1%, 0.1116, 257.94)

HWB

hwb(215.5, 14.5%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c6225

Analogous

#25838c

#254f8c

#2e258c

Triadic

#254f8c

#8c254f

#4f8c25

Split-complementary

#254f8c

#8c2e25

#838c25

Tetradic

#254f8c

#62258c

#8c6225

#4f8c25

Square

#254f8c

#8c2583

#8c6225

#258c2e

Shades

Color #254f8c mixed toward black.

#1f4275

#19355d

#122846

#0c1a2f

#060d17

Tints

Color #254f8c mixed toward white.

#3168b8

#4f84d1

#7ba3dc

#a7c2e8

#d3e0f3

Tones

Color #254f8c mixed toward gray.

#2e5183

#36527b

#3f5472

#47556a

#505761

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.58:1

White text reads better on this background (8.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3b3c81 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#39367e · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#287674 · ΔE 26.9

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #254f8c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#254f8c]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#254f8c (#254f8c) is rgb(37, 79, 140) in RGB.

No, #254f8c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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