#242497#242497

#242497 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.5% C 0.180 H 272.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242497
RGB	rgb(36, 36, 151)
HSL	hsl(240, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(240, 76%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.2%, 76.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.24, 39.88, -61.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.24, 73.70, 302.75°)
OKLab	oklab(35.53% 0.0078 -0.1794)
OKLCH	oklch(35.53% 0.18 272.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.9425, 3.8705, 29.6533)
Luminance	0.0387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242497 #979724

analogous

#245E97 #242497 #5E2497

triadic

#242497 #972424 #249724

tetradic

#242497 #97245E #979724 #24975E

square

#242497 #97245E #979724 #24975E

split-complementary

#242497 #975E24 #5E9724

monochromatic

#0C0C34 #181866 #242497 #3030C8 #5D5DD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.84

#242497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#242497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242497

11.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242497	1.00	11.84	1.77	11.84
#FFFFFF	11.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003295

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 36, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.5% 0.180 272.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7360b7',
    500: '#242497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242497;
$custom-light: #7360b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 61.497,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35526,
    "c": 0.17957,
    "h": 272.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242497

secondary

#BDBD5A

accent

#E543E5

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #242497

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

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