#242840#242840

#242840 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 28.5% C 0.044 H 276.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242840
RGB	rgb(36, 40, 64)
HSL	hsl(231, 28%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(231, 44%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.8%, 37.5%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.81, 5.50, -15.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.81, 16.73, 289.19°)
OKLab	oklab(28.49% 0.0046 -0.0442)
OKLCH	oklch(28.49% 0.044 276)
XYZ	xyz(2.4115, 2.2627, 5.1592)
Luminance	0.0226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242840 #403C24

analogous

#243640 #242840 #2E2440

triadic

#242840 #402428 #284024

tetradic

#242840 #402436 #403C24 #24402E

square

#242840 #402436 #403C24 #24402E

split-complementary

#242840 #402E24 #364024

monochromatic

#0B0C14 #0E1019 #242840 #3A4067 #50598E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.46

#242840 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#242840 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242840

14.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242840	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242840	1.00	14.46	1.45	14.46
#FFFFFF	14.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#202B41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E283F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C2D31

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242840;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 40, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.5% 0.044 276.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#606175',
    500: '#242840',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242840;
$custom-light: #606175;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242840",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.429,
    "s": 28,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28486,
    "c": 0.04443,
    "h": 276
  },
  "luminance": 0.02263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242840

secondary

#736D4D

accent

#B663C4

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9ED

border

#C5C5C8

text

#050508

muted

#79797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #242840

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

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