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#254a85 color: Florida Waters

#254a85 is rgb(37, 74, 133) in RGB and oklch(41.422% 0.10757 259.367) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

41.4%
0.108
259°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-900
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.76:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.40:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #254a85

#254a85 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 41.4% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.76:1 contrast and black text 2.4:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Florida Waters (#2a4983). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #254a85 mixed with white

  1. 254a85
  2. 395b92
  3. 4e6d9e
  4. 627eaa
  5. 7790b7
  6. 8da2c3
  7. a3b4cf
  8. b9c6db
  9. d0d9e7
  10. e7ecf3

Darker: #254a85 mixed with black

  1. 254a85
  2. 1f3f73
  3. 193561
  4. 132a50
  5. 0d2040
  6. 081730
  7. 040e21
  8. 020613
  9. 000206
  10. 000001

Calmer: #254a85 with less saturation

  1. 254a85
  2. 2a4b7f
  3. 2e4b7a
  4. 324c74
  5. 364c6f
  6. 3a4c69
  7. 3e4c63
  8. 414c5d
  9. 454c57
  10. 484c51

Questions about #254a85

What color is #254a85?

#254a85 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Florida Waters. In RGB it is rgb(37, 74, 133), in HSL hsl(216.88, 56.47%, 33.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.422% 0.10757 259.367).

What colors go well with #254a85?

The complementary color of #254a85 is #694300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005479 and #4b3f81. The triadic partners are #7b2e33 and #28591a.

Is white or black text more readable on #254a85?

White text reads better on #254a85: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and black gives 2.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #254a85 a warm or cool color?

#254a85 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 41.4% and its chroma 0.108.