#242240#242240

#242240 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.0% C 0.055 H 285.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242240
RGB	rgb(36, 34, 64)
HSL	hsl(244, 31%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(244, 47%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.8%, 46.9%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.89, 9.86, -18.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.89, 21.24, 297.66°)
OKLab	oklab(27.02% 0.0143 -0.0529)
OKLCH	oklch(27.02% 0.055 285.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.2247, 1.8892, 5.0969)
Luminance	0.0189 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242240 #3E4022

analogous

#222F40 #242240 #332240

triadic

#242240 #402422 #224024

tetradic

#242240 #40222F #3E4022 #224033

square

#242240 #40222F #3E4022 #224033

split-complementary

#242240 #403322 #2F4022

monochromatic

#0B0B14 #0E0D18 #242240 #3A3768 #514C90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.24

#242240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.38

#242240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242240

15.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242240	1.00	15.24	1.38	15.24
#FFFFFF	15.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#182641

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#17253F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C282D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 34, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.0% 0.055 285.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#605c75',
    500: '#242240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242240;
$custom-light: #605c75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244,
    "s": 30.612,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27017,
    "c": 0.05484,
    "h": 285.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242240

secondary

#71734B

accent

#C761C0

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9ED

border

#C5C5C8

text

#050408

muted

#79797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #242240

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

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