#254f99

Color #254f99

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 14.31 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#254f99

RGB

rgb(37, 79, 153)

HSL

hsl(218.3, 61.1%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.3, 75.8%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.8%, 48.4%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(34.57, 12.49, -44.72)

LCH

lch(34.57, 46.43, 285.6)

OKLCH

oklch(44%, 0.1301, 260.8)

HWB

hwb(218.3, 14.5%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#996f25

Analogous

#258999

#254f99

#352599

Triadic

#254f99

#99254f

#4f9925

Split-complementary

#254f99

#993525

#899925

Tetradic

#254f99

#6f2599

#996f25

#4f9925

Square

#254f99

#992589

#996f25

#259935

Shades

Color #254f99 mixed toward black.

#1f4280

#193566

#12284d

#0c1a33

#060d1a

Tints

Color #254f99 mixed toward white.

#2f65c4

#5382d6

#7ea2e0

#a9c1ea

#d4e0f5

Tones

Color #254f99 mixed toward gray.

#2f5290

#385486

#42577c

#4c5a72

#555c69

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.66:1

White text reads better on this background (7.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3b3c8c · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#393688 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#28807d · ΔE 30.6

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 22.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #254f99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#254f99]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#254f99 (#254f99) is rgb(37, 79, 153) in RGB.

No, #254f99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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