#242538#242538

#242538 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.3% C 0.035 H 281.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242538
RGB	rgb(36, 37, 56)
HSL	hsl(237, 22%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(237, 36%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 33.9%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.40, 5.01, -12.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.40, 13.39, 291.98°)
OKLab	oklab(27.26% 0.007 -0.0344)
OKLCH	oklch(27.26% 0.035 281.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.1027, 1.9837, 4.0127)
Luminance	0.0198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242538 #383724

analogous

#242F38 #242538 #2D2438

triadic

#242538 #382425 #253824

tetradic

#242538 #38242F #383724 #24382D

square

#242538 #38242F #383724 #24382D

split-complementary

#242538 #382D24 #2F3824

monochromatic

#0C0C13 #0C0C13 #242538 #3C3E5D #545683

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.03

#242538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#242538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242538

15.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242538	1.00	15.03	1.40	15.03
#FFFFFF	15.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F2739

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F2638

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F282C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 37, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.3% 0.035 281.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f5f6e',
    500: '#242538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242538;
$custom-light: #5f5f6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237,
    "s": 21.739,
    "l": 18.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27257,
    "c": 0.03514,
    "h": 281.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242538

secondary

#6A684E

accent

#BA6ABE

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E9E9EC

border

#C5C5C7

text

#040407

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #242538

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

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