#242559#242559

#242559 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 29.6% C 0.091 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242559
RGB	rgb(36, 37, 89)
HSL	hsl(239, 42%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(239, 60%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 58.4%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.55, 16.70, -31.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.55, 35.77, 297.84°)
OKLab	oklab(29.59% 0.0134 -0.0905)
OKLCH	oklch(29.59% 0.091 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(3.1917, 2.4193, 9.7480)
Luminance	0.0242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242559 #595824

analogous

#244059 #242559 #3E2459

triadic

#242559 #592425 #255924

tetradic

#242559 #592440 #595824 #24593E

square

#242559 #592440 #595824 #24593E

split-complementary

#242559 #593E24 #405924

monochromatic

#090916 #12132D #242559 #363785 #4749B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.15

#242559 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.48

#242559 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242559

14.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242559	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242559	1.00	14.15	1.48	14.15
#FFFFFF	14.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#062D5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002958

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#09313B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242559;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 37, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.6% 0.091 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#645f88',
    500: '#242559',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242559;
$custom-light: #645f88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242559",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.868,
    "s": 42.4,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29585,
    "c": 0.09149,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242559

secondary

#8D8B4C

accent

#D056D2

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#06040B

muted

#7A797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #242559

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

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