#242172#242172

#242172 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 31.1% C 0.134 H 276.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242172
RGB	rgb(36, 33, 114)
HSL	hsl(242, 55%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(242, 71%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.4%, 71.1%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.70, 28.69, -46.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.70, 54.35, 301.86°)
OKLab	oklab(31.12% 0.016 -0.1332)
OKLCH	oklch(31.12% 0.134 276.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.3077, 2.6773, 16.2061)
Luminance	0.0268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242172 #6F7221

analogous

#214772 #242172 #4D2172

triadic

#242172 #722421 #217224

tetradic

#242172 #722147 #6F7221 #21724D

square

#242172 #722147 #6F7221 #21724D

split-complementary

#242172 #724D21 #477221

monochromatic

#070718 #151343 #242172 #332FA1 #4944C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.68

#242172 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.54

#242172 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242172

13.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242172	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242172	1.00	13.68	1.54	13.68
#FFFFFF	13.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003174

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002A70

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003746

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2D2D2D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242172;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 33, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.1% 0.134 276.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a5d9b',
    500: '#242172',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242172;
$custom-light: #6a5d9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242172",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.222,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3112,
    "c": 0.13417,
    "h": 276.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02678
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242172

secondary

#A2A549

accent

#DE49D9

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#ECE9F2

border

#C7C5CC

text

#07040E

muted

#7A797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #242172

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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