#242556#242556

#242556 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 29.3% C 0.087 H 278.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242556
RGB	rgb(36, 37, 86)
HSL	hsl(239, 41%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(239, 58%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.1%, 57%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.32, 15.59, -29.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.32, 33.80, 297.46°)
OKLab	oklab(29.34% 0.0132 -0.0857)
OKLCH	oklch(29.34% 0.087 278.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.0683, 2.3699, 9.0980)
Luminance	0.0237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242556 #565524

analogous

#243E56 #242556 #3C2456

triadic

#242556 #562425 #255624

tetradic

#242556 #56243E #565524 #24563C

square

#242556 #56243E #565524 #24563C

split-complementary

#242556 #563C24 #3E5624

monochromatic

#090916 #12122B #242556 #363881 #484AAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.25

#242556 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.47

#242556 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242556

14.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242556	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242556	1.00	14.25	1.47	14.25
#FFFFFF	14.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A2D58

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#042955

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D3039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242556;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 37, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.3% 0.087 278.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#645f86',
    500: '#242556',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242556;
$custom-light: #645f86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242556",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.8,
    "s": 40.984,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2934,
    "c": 0.0867,
    "h": 278.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0237
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242556

secondary

#8A884C

accent

#CE57D1

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9EF

border

#C6C5CA

text

#06040B

muted

#7A797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #242556

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

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