#242797#242797

#242797 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.0% C 0.177 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242797
RGB	rgb(36, 39, 151)
HSL	hsl(238, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(238, 76%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.2%, 74.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.87, 38.11, -60.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.87, 71.88, 302.02°)
OKLab	oklab(35.97% 0.0064 -0.1764)
OKLCH	oklch(35.97% 0.177 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.0371, 4.0597, 29.6849)
Luminance	0.0406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242797 #979424

analogous

#246197 #242797 #5B2497

triadic

#242797 #972427 #279724

tetradic

#242797 #972461 #979424 #24975B

square

#242797 #972461 #979424 #24975B

split-complementary

#242797 #975B24 #619724

monochromatic

#0C0D34 #181A66 #242797 #3034C8 #5D60D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.59

#242797 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.81

#242797 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242797

11.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242797	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242797	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)

#003E9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003395

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00475C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242797;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 39, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.0% 0.177 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7362b7',
    500: '#242797',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242797;
$custom-light: #7362b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242797",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.435,
    "s": 61.497,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35973,
    "c": 0.17651,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242797

secondary

#BDBB5A

accent

#E043E5

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #242797

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

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