#242491#242491

#242491 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.9% C 0.172 H 273.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242491
RGB	rgb(36, 36, 145)
HSL	hsl(240, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(240, 75%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 75.2%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.59, 37.81, -59.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.59, 70.38, 302.50°)
OKLab	oklab(34.87% 0.0089 -0.1718)
OKLCH	oklch(34.87% 0.172 273)
XYZ	xyz(6.4676, 3.6805, 27.1521)
Luminance	0.0368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242491 #919124

analogous

#245A91 #242491 #5A2491

triadic

#242491 #912424 #249124

tetradic

#242491 #91245A #919124 #24915A

square

#242491 #91245A #919124 #24915A

split-complementary

#242491 #915A24 #5A9124

monochromatic

#0C0C2F #181860 #242491 #3030C2 #5959D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.10

#242491 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.74

#242491 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242491

12.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242491	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242491	1.00	12.10	1.74	12.10
#FFFFFF	12.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003B94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00318F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004358

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242491;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 36, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.9% 0.172 273.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7160b2',
    500: '#242491',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242491;
$custom-light: #7160b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242491",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 60.221,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34868,
    "c": 0.17198,
    "h": 273
  },
  "luminance": 0.03681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242491

secondary

#BABA56

accent

#E344E3

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EDE9F6

border

#C8C5D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #242491

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

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