#242173#242173

#242173 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 31.2% C 0.136 H 276.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242173
RGB	rgb(36, 33, 115)
HSL	hsl(242, 55%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(242, 71%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.7%, 71.3%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.80, 29.05, -46.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.80, 54.95, 301.91°)
OKLab	oklab(31.22% 0.0159 -0.1346)
OKLCH	oklch(31.22% 0.136 276.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.3649, 2.7002, 16.5075)
Luminance	0.0270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242173 #707321

analogous

#214773 #242173 #4D2173

triadic

#242173 #732421 #217324

tetradic

#242173 #732147 #707321 #21734D

square

#242173 #732147 #707321 #21734D

split-complementary

#242173 #734D21 #477321

monochromatic

#070718 #151343 #242173 #332FA3 #4A45CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.63

#242173 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.54

#242173 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242173

13.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242173	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242173	1.00	13.63	1.54	13.63
#FFFFFF	13.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003176

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002A71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003747

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242173;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 33, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.2% 0.136 276.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a5d9c',
    500: '#242173',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242173;
$custom-light: #6a5d9c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242173",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.195,
    "s": 55.405,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31221,
    "c": 0.13556,
    "h": 276.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02701
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242173

secondary

#A3A649

accent

#DF49D9

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#ECE9F2

border

#C7C5CC

text

#07040E

muted

#7A797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #242173

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

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