#242699#242699

#242699 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.0% C 0.180 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242699
RGB	rgb(36, 38, 153)
HSL	hsl(239, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(239, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.5%, 75.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.87, 39.40, -62.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.87, 73.60, 302.36°)
OKLab	oklab(36.04% 0.0065 -0.1799)
OKLCH	oklch(36.04% 0.18 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.1685, 4.0604, 30.5368)
Luminance	0.0406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242699 #999724

analogous

#246199 #242699 #5C2499

triadic

#242699 #992426 #269924

tetradic

#242699 #992461 #999724 #24995C

square

#242699 #992461 #999724 #24995C

split-complementary

#242699 #995C24 #619924

monochromatic

#0D0D36 #181A67 #242699 #3032CB #5E60D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.59

#242699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.81

#242699 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242699

11.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242699	1.00	11.59	1.81	11.59
#FFFFFF	11.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003E9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00475D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 38, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.0% 0.180 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7362b8',
    500: '#242699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242699;
$custom-light: #7362b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.974,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36039,
    "c": 0.18007,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242699

secondary

#BEBC5B

accent

#E243E5

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090512

muted

#7B7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #242699

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

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