#242599#242599

#242599 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.9% C 0.181 H 272.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242599
RGB	rgb(36, 37, 153)
HSL	hsl(239, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(239, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.5%, 75.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.66, 39.98, -62.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.66, 74.21, 302.60°)
OKLab	oklab(35.89% 0.007 -0.1809)
OKLCH	oklch(35.89% 0.181 272.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.1370, 3.9974, 30.5262)
Luminance	0.0400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242599 #999824

analogous

#246099 #242599 #5E2499

triadic

#242599 #992425 #259924

tetradic

#242599 #992460 #999824 #24995E

square

#242599 #992460 #999824 #24995E

split-complementary

#242599 #995E24 #609924

monochromatic

#0D0D36 #181967 #242599 #3031CB #5E5FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.67

#242599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#242599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242599

11.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242599	1.00	11.67	1.80	11.67
#FFFFFF	11.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003E9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003297

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00475D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 37, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.9% 0.181 272.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7361b8',
    500: '#242599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242599;
$custom-light: #7361b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.487,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35891,
    "c": 0.18107,
    "h": 272.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242599

secondary

#BEBD5B

accent

#E443E5

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090512

muted

#7B7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #242599

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

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