#242999#242999

#242999 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 36.5% C 0.177 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242999
RGB	rgb(36, 41, 153)
HSL	hsl(237, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(237, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.5%, 73.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.51, 37.60, -61.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.51, 71.75, 301.60°)
OKLab	oklab(36.5% 0.0051 -0.1769)
OKLCH	oklch(36.5% 0.177 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.2683, 4.2601, 30.5700)
Luminance	0.0426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242999 #999424

analogous

#246499 #242999 #5A2499

triadic

#242999 #992429 #299924

tetradic

#242999 #992464 #999424 #24995A

square

#242999 #992464 #999424 #24995A

split-complementary

#242999 #995A24 #649924

monochromatic

#0D0E36 #181C67 #242999 #3036CB #5E63D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.34

#242999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.85

#242999 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242999

11.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242999	1.00	11.34	1.85	11.34
#FFFFFF	11.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00409C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00495E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 41, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.5% 0.177 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7364b8',
    500: '#242999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242999;
$custom-light: #7364b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.436,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36497,
    "c": 0.17695,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242999

secondary

#BEBA5B

accent

#DE43E5

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090512

muted

#7B7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #242999

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

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