#242540#242540

#242540 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 27.7% C 0.050 H 281.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242540
RGB	rgb(36, 37, 64)
HSL	hsl(238, 28%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(238, 44%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.8%, 42.2%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.84, 7.67, -17.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.84, 18.94, 293.89°)
OKLab	oklab(27.74% 0.0095 -0.0486)
OKLCH	oklch(27.74% 0.05 281)
XYZ	xyz(2.3143, 2.0683, 5.1268)
Luminance	0.0207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242540 #403F24

analogous

#243340 #242540 #312440

triadic

#242540 #402425 #254024

tetradic

#242540 #402433 #403F24 #244031

square

#242540 #402433 #403F24 #244031

split-complementary

#242540 #403124 #334024

monochromatic

#0B0B14 #0E0E19 #242540 #3A3C67 #50528E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.86

#242540 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#242540 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242540

14.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242540	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242540	1.00	14.86	1.41	14.86
#FFFFFF	14.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C2841

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B263F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C2A2F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242540;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 37, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.7% 0.050 281.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#605f75',
    500: '#242540',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242540;
$custom-light: #605f75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242540",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.857,
    "s": 28,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27741,
    "c": 0.04951,
    "h": 281
  },
  "luminance": 0.02068
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242540

secondary

#73714D

accent

#C163C4

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9ED

border

#C5C5C8

text

#050408

muted

#79797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #242540

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

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