#242561#242561

#242561 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 30.3% C 0.104 H 277.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242561
RGB	rgb(36, 37, 97)
HSL	hsl(239, 46%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(239, 63%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 61.9%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.19, 19.69, -35.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.19, 40.95, 298.75°)
OKLab	oklab(30.27% 0.0135 -0.1031)
OKLCH	oklch(30.27% 0.104 277.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.5461, 2.5610, 11.6144)
Luminance	0.0256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242561 #616024

analogous

#244361 #242561 #412461

triadic

#242561 #612425 #256124

tetradic

#242561 #612443 #616024 #246141

square

#242561 #612443 #616024 #246141

split-complementary

#242561 #614124 #436124

monochromatic

#080916 #131434 #242561 #35368E #4547BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.89

#242561 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.51

#242561 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242561

13.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242561	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242561	1.00	13.89	1.51	13.89
#FFFFFF	13.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002F63

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002A60

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00333F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242561;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 37, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.3% 0.104 277.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#665f8e',
    500: '#242561',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242561;
$custom-light: #665f8e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242561",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.016,
    "s": 45.865,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30268,
    "c": 0.10396,
    "h": 277.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242561

secondary

#94934C

accent

#D352D6

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#06040C

muted

#7A797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #242561

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

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