#242799#242799

#242799 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.179 H 271.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242799
RGB	rgb(36, 39, 153)
HSL	hsl(238, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(238, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.5%, 74.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.08, 38.81, -61.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.08, 72.99, 302.12°)
OKLab	oklab(36.19% 0.0061 -0.1789)
OKLCH	oklch(36.19% 0.179 271.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.2009, 4.1252, 30.5476)
Luminance	0.0413 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242799 #999624

analogous

#246199 #242799 #5C2499

triadic

#242799 #992427 #279924

tetradic

#242799 #992461 #999624 #24995C

square

#242799 #992461 #999624 #24995C

split-complementary

#242799 #995C24 #619924

monochromatic

#0D0E36 #181A67 #242799 #3034CB #5E61D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.51

#242799 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.83

#242799 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242799

11.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242799	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242799	1.00	11.51	1.83	11.51
#FFFFFF	11.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00485E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242799;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 39, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.179 271.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7362b8',
    500: '#242799',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242799;
$custom-light: #7362b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242799",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.462,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36189,
    "c": 0.17905,
    "h": 271.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04126
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242799

secondary

#BEBC5B

accent

#E143E5

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090512

muted

#7B7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #242799

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

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