#242551#242551

#242551 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 28.9% C 0.079 H 279.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242551
RGB	rgb(36, 37, 81)
HSL	hsl(239, 38%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(239, 56%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 54.3%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.95, 13.74, -27.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.95, 30.48, 296.79°)
OKLab	oklab(28.95% 0.0127 -0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(28.95% 0.079 279.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.8739, 2.2921, 8.0740)
Luminance	0.0229 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242551 #515024

analogous

#243B51 #242551 #392451

triadic

#242551 #512425 #255124

tetradic

#242551 #51243B #515024 #245139

square

#242551 #51243B #515024 #245139

split-complementary

#242551 #513924 #3B5124

monochromatic

#090A15 #111227 #242551 #37387B #4A4CA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.40

#242551 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#242551 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242551

14.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242551	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242551	1.00	14.40	1.46	14.40
#FFFFFF	14.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#102C53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C2850

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#122F37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242551;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 37, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.9% 0.079 279.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#635f82',
    500: '#242551',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242551;
$custom-light: #635f82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242551",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.667,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28945,
    "c": 0.07855,
    "h": 279.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242551

secondary

#85834C

accent

#CC59CE

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9EF

border

#C6C5CA

text

#05040A

muted

#7A797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #242551

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

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