#242872#242872

#242872 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.4% C 0.125 H 274.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242872
RGB	rgb(36, 40, 114)
HSL	hsl(237, 52%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(237, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.4%, 64.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.47, 23.99, -43.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.47, 49.48, 299.01°)
OKLab	oklab(32.41% 0.0101 -0.1247)
OKLCH	oklch(32.41% 0.125 274.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.5226, 3.1072, 16.2777)
Luminance	0.0311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242872 #726E24

analogous

#244F72 #242872 #472472

triadic

#242872 #722428 #287224

tetradic

#242872 #72244F #726E24 #247247

square

#242872 #72244F #726E24 #247247

split-complementary

#242872 #724724 #4F7224

monochromatic

#070817 #151843 #242872 #3338A1 #4A51C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.95

#242872 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#242872 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242872

12.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242872	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242872	1.00	12.95	1.62	12.95
#FFFFFF	12.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003574

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002E71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003B49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242872;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 40, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.4% 0.125 274.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69629b',
    500: '#242872',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242872;
$custom-light: #69629b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242872",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.923,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32407,
    "c": 0.12512,
    "h": 274.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242872

secondary

#A5A04D

accent

#D44CDB

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#ECEAF2

border

#C7C6CC

text

#07050E

muted

#7A797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #242872

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

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