#242899#242899

#242899 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.3% C 0.178 H 271.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242899
RGB	rgb(36, 40, 153)
HSL	hsl(238, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(238, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.5%, 73.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.30, 38.21, -61.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.30, 72.38, 301.86°)
OKLab	oklab(36.34% 0.0056 -0.1779)
OKLCH	oklch(36.34% 0.178 271.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.2342, 4.1918, 30.5587)
Luminance	0.0419 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242899 #999524

analogous

#246299 #242899 #5B2499

triadic

#242899 #992428 #289924

tetradic

#242899 #992462 #999524 #24995B

square

#242899 #992462 #999524 #24995B

split-complementary

#242899 #995B24 #629924

monochromatic

#0D0E36 #181B67 #242899 #3035CB #5E62D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.42

#242899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#242899 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242899

11.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242899	1.00	11.42	1.84	11.42
#FFFFFF	11.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00485E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 40, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.3% 0.178 271.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7363b8',
    500: '#242899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242899;
$custom-light: #7363b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.949,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36342,
    "c": 0.17801,
    "h": 271.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242899

secondary

#BEBB5B

accent

#DF43E5

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090512

muted

#7B7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #242899

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

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