#242879#242879

#242879 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.1% C 0.135 H 274.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242879
RGB	rgb(36, 40, 121)
HSL	hsl(237, 54%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(237, 70%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.2%, 66.9%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.10, 26.62, -46.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.10, 53.76, 299.67°)
OKLab	oklab(33.07% 0.0096 -0.1348)
OKLCH	oklch(33.07% 0.135 274.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.9364, 3.2727, 18.4570)
Luminance	0.0327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242879 #797524

analogous

#245279 #242879 #4A2479

triadic

#242879 #792428 #287924

tetradic

#242879 #792452 #797524 #24794A

square

#242879 #792452 #797524 #24794A

split-complementary

#242879 #794A24 #527924

monochromatic

#08091B #16184A #242879 #3238A8 #4D53CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.69

#242879 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#242879 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242879

12.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242879	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242879	1.00	12.69	1.65	12.69
#FFFFFF	12.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00377C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002F77

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003D4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242879;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 40, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.1% 0.135 274.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b62a0',
    500: '#242879',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242879;
$custom-light: #6b62a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242879",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.176,
    "s": 54.14,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3307,
    "c": 0.13515,
    "h": 274.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242879

secondary

#ACA74D

accent

#D74ADE

background

#F6F5FA

surface

#ECEAF3

border

#C7C6CD

text

#07050F

muted

#7A797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #242879

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

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