#242196#242196

#242196 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 35.0% C 0.181 H 272.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242196
RGB	rgb(36, 33, 150)
HSL	hsl(242, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(242, 78%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76%, 78%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.53, 41.24, -62.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.53, 74.92, 303.40°)
OKLab	oklab(34.99% 0.0093 -0.181)
OKLCH	oklch(34.99% 0.181 272.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.7746, 3.6641, 29.1985)
Luminance	0.0367 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242196 #939621

analogous

#215996 #242196 #5E2196

triadic

#242196 #962421 #219624

tetradic

#242196 #962159 #939621 #21965E

square

#242196 #962159 #939621 #21965E

split-complementary

#242196 #965E21 #599621

monochromatic

#0C0B32 #181664 #242196 #302CC8 #5B57DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.12

#242196 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.73

#242196 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242196

12.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242196	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242196	1.00	12.12	1.73	12.12
#FFFFFF	12.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003B99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003094

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00445A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242196;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 33, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.0% 0.181 272.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#735eb6',
    500: '#242196',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242196;
$custom-light: #735eb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242196",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.538,
    "s": 63.934,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34991,
    "c": 0.18123,
    "h": 272.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03665
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242196

secondary

#BBBE55

accent

#E741E3

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#090411

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #242196

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

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