#242197#242197

#242197 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 35.1% C 0.182 H 272.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242197
RGB	rgb(36, 33, 151)
HSL	hsl(242, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(242, 78%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.2%, 78.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.64, 41.57, -62.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.64, 75.46, 303.43°)
OKLab	oklab(35.1% 0.0091 -0.1822)
OKLCH	oklch(35.1% 0.182 272.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.8555, 3.6964, 29.6243)
Luminance	0.0370 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242197 #949721

analogous

#215997 #242197 #5F2197

triadic

#242197 #972421 #219724

tetradic

#242197 #972159 #949721 #21975F

square

#242197 #972159 #949721 #21975F

split-complementary

#242197 #975F21 #599721

monochromatic

#0C0B33 #181665 #242197 #302CC9 #5B58DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.07

#242197 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.74

#242197 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242197

12.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242197	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242197	1.00	12.07	1.74	12.07
#FFFFFF	12.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003095

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00445B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242197;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 33, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.1% 0.182 272.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#735eb7',
    500: '#242197',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242197;
$custom-light: #735eb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242197",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.525,
    "s": 64.13,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35104,
    "c": 0.18247,
    "h": 272.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242197

secondary

#BCBE55

accent

#E741E3

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#090411

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #242197

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

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