#242596#242596

#242596 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.6% C 0.177 H 272.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242596
RGB	rgb(36, 37, 150)
HSL	hsl(239, 61%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(239, 76%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76%, 75.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.34, 38.95, -61.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.34, 72.55, 302.47°)
OKLab	oklab(35.56% 0.0075 -0.1771)
OKLCH	oklch(35.56% 0.177 272.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.8923, 3.8995, 29.2377)
Luminance	0.0390 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242596 #969524

analogous

#245E96 #242596 #5C2496

triadic

#242596 #962425 #259624

tetradic

#242596 #96245E #969524 #24965C

square

#242596 #96245E #969524 #24965C

split-complementary

#242596 #965C24 #5E9624

monochromatic

#0C0D33 #181965 #242596 #3031C7 #5C5ED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.80

#242596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#242596 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242596

11.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242596	1.00	11.80	1.78	11.80
#FFFFFF	11.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003294

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 37, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.6% 0.177 272.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7261b6',
    500: '#242596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242596;
$custom-light: #7261b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.474,
    "s": 61.29,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35563,
    "c": 0.1773,
    "h": 272.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242596

secondary

#BDBC59

accent

#E343E4

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #242596

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

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