#242396#242396

#242396 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.3% C 0.179 H 272.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242396
RGB	rgb(36, 35, 150)
HSL	hsl(241, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(241, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76%, 76.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.92, 40.11, -61.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.92, 73.75, 302.95°)
OKLab	oklab(35.27% 0.0084 -0.1791)
OKLCH	oklch(35.27% 0.179 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.8318, 3.7784, 29.2175)
Luminance	0.0378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242396 #959623

analogous

#235C96 #242396 #5E2396

triadic

#242396 #962423 #239624

tetradic

#242396 #96235C #959623 #23965E

square

#242396 #96235C #959623 #23965E

split-complementary

#242396 #965E23 #5C9623

monochromatic

#0C0C33 #181764 #242396 #302FC8 #5C5BD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.96

#242396 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#242396 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242396

11.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242396	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242396	1.00	11.96	1.76	11.96
#FFFFFF	11.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003194

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00455B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242396;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 35, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.3% 0.179 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7360b6',
    500: '#242396',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242396;
$custom-light: #7360b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242396",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.522,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35271,
    "c": 0.1793,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03779
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242396

secondary

#BCBD58

accent

#E543E4

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #242396

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

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