#242542#242542

#242542 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 27.9% C 0.053 H 280.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242542
RGB	rgb(36, 37, 66)
HSL	hsl(238, 29%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(238, 45%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.5%, 43.9%, 0%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.96, 8.36, -18.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.96, 20.32, 294.29°)
OKLab	oklab(27.87% 0.01 -0.0521)
OKLCH	oklch(27.87% 0.053 280.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.3722, 2.0915, 5.4319)
Luminance	0.0209 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242542 #424124

analogous

#243442 #242542 #322442

triadic

#242542 #422425 #254224

tetradic

#242542 #422434 #424124 #244232

square

#242542 #422434 #424124 #244232

split-complementary

#242542 #423224 #344224

monochromatic

#0B0B14 #0E0F1A #242542 #3A3B6A #4F5191

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.81

#242542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#242542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242542

14.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242542	1.00	14.81	1.42	14.81
#FFFFFF	14.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B2943

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#192741

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B2B30

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 37, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.9% 0.053 280.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#605f76',
    500: '#242542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242542;
$custom-light: #605f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238,
    "s": 29.412,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27871,
    "c": 0.05303,
    "h": 280.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242542

secondary

#75744D

accent

#C262C6

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9ED

border

#C5C5C8

text

#050408

muted

#79797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #242542

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

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