#242591#242591

#242591 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 35.0% C 0.171 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242591
RGB	rgb(36, 37, 145)
HSL	hsl(239, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(239, 75%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 74.5%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.80, 37.21, -59.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.80, 69.76, 302.24°)
OKLab	oklab(35.02% 0.0084 -0.1707)
OKLCH	oklch(35.02% 0.171 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.4982, 3.7419, 27.1624)
Luminance	0.0374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242591 #919024

analogous

#245B91 #242591 #5A2491

triadic

#242591 #912425 #259124

tetradic

#242591 #91245B #919024 #24915A

square

#242591 #91245B #919024 #24915A

split-complementary

#242591 #915A24 #5B9124

monochromatic

#0C0C2F #181860 #242591 #3032C2 #595BD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.01

#242591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#242591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242591

12.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242591	1.00	12.01	1.75	12.01
#FFFFFF	12.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00318F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004459

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 37, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.0% 0.171 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7161b2',
    500: '#242591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242591;
$custom-light: #7161b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.45,
    "s": 60.221,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3502,
    "c": 0.17095,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242591

secondary

#BAB956

accent

#E244E3

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EDEAF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #242591

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

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