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#254696 color: Cascade Twilight

#254696 is rgb(37, 70, 150) in RGB and oklch(41.779% 0.13722 264.35) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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222°
100%

41.8%
0.137
264°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.77:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.40:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #254696

#254696 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 41.8% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 264°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.77:1 contrast and black text 2.4:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cascade Twilight (#234893). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #254696 mixed with white

  1. 254696
  2. 3858a1
  3. 4c6bad
  4. 617db7
  5. 768fc2
  6. 8ca1cd
  7. a2b4d7
  8. b9c6e1
  9. d0d9eb
  10. e7ecf5

Darker: #254696 mixed with black

  1. 254696
  2. 1f3c82
  3. 19326e
  4. 13285b
  5. 0d1e49
  6. 081537
  7. 040d26
  8. 020516
  9. 000208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #254696 with less saturation

  1. 254696
  2. 29488f
  3. 2d4988
  4. 314a81
  5. 364b79
  6. 394c72
  7. 3d4c6b
  8. 414c63
  9. 454d5c
  10. 494d54

Questions about #254696

What color is #254696?

#254696 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Cascade Twilight. In RGB it is rgb(37, 70, 150), in HSL hsl(222.48, 60.43%, 36.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.779% 0.13722 264.35).

What colors go well with #254696?

The complementary color of #254696 is #674600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005480 and #53388e. The triadic partners are #882224 and #005e0e.

Is white or black text more readable on #254696?

White text reads better on #254696: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and black gives 2.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #254696 a warm or cool color?

#254696 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 264 degrees, its lightness 41.8% and its chroma 0.137.