#242199#242199

#242199 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.3% C 0.185 H 272.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242199
RGB	rgb(36, 33, 153)
HSL	hsl(242, 65%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(242, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.5%, 78.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.87, 42.24, -63.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.87, 76.54, 303.50°)
OKLab	oklab(35.33% 0.0087 -0.1847)
OKLCH	oklch(35.33% 0.185 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.0193, 3.7619, 30.4870)
Luminance	0.0376 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242199 #969921

analogous

#215A99 #242199 #602199

triadic

#242199 #992421 #219924

tetradic

#242199 #99215A #969921 #219960

square

#242199 #99215A #969921 #219960

split-complementary

#242199 #996021 #5A9921

monochromatic

#0C0B34 #181667 #242199 #302CCB #5C59DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.98

#242199 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#242199 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242199

11.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242199	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242199	1.00	11.98	1.75	11.98
#FFFFFF	11.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003197

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00455C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242199;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 33, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.3% 0.185 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#745fb8',
    500: '#242199',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242199;
$custom-light: #745fb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242199",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.5,
    "s": 64.516,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3533,
    "c": 0.18492,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03763
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242199

secondary

#BDBF56

accent

#E840E3

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#0A0512

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #242199

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

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