#242272#242272

#242272 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 31.3% C 0.133 H 276.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242272
RGB	rgb(36, 34, 114)
HSL	hsl(242, 54%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(242, 70%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.4%, 70.2%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.94, 28.03, -45.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.94, 53.67, 301.49°)
OKLab	oklab(31.3% 0.0152 -0.132)
OKLCH	oklch(31.3% 0.133 276.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.3359, 2.7337, 16.2155)
Luminance	0.0273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242272 #707222

analogous

#224872 #242272 #4C2272

triadic

#242272 #722422 #227224

tetradic

#242272 #722248 #707222 #22724C

square

#242272 #722248 #707222 #22724C

split-complementary

#242272 #724C22 #487222

monochromatic

#070718 #151443 #242272 #3330A1 #4A46C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.58

#242272 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.55

#242272 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242272

13.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242272	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242272	1.00	13.58	1.55	13.58
#FFFFFF	13.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003174

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002B70

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003747

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242272;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 34, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.3% 0.133 276.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a5d9b',
    500: '#242272',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242272;
$custom-light: #6a5d9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242272",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.5,
    "s": 54.054,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31295,
    "c": 0.13292,
    "h": 276.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242272

secondary

#A3A54B

accent

#DD4ADA

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#ECE9F2

border

#C7C5CC

text

#07040E

muted

#7A797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #242272

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

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