#242A97#242A97

#242A97 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 36.4% C 0.173 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242A97
RGB	rgb(36, 42, 151)
HSL	hsl(237, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(237, 76%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.2%, 72.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.53, 36.28, -59.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.53, 69.99, 301.22°)
OKLab	oklab(36.45% 0.0049 -0.1732)
OKLCH	oklch(36.45% 0.173 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.1395, 4.2646, 29.7190)
Luminance	0.0427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242A97 #979124

analogous

#246497 #242A97 #582497

triadic

#242A97 #97242A #2A9724

tetradic

#242A97 #972464 #979124 #249758

square

#242A97 #972464 #979124 #249758

split-complementary

#242A97 #975824 #649724

monochromatic

#0C0F34 #181C66 #242A97 #3038C8 #5D63D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.33

#242A97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.85

#242A97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242A97

11.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242A97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242A97	1.00	11.33	1.85	11.33
#FFFFFF	11.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00409A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003595

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00495D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242a97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 42, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.4% 0.173 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7264b7',
    500: '#242a97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242a97;
$custom-light: #7264b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242a97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.87,
    "s": 61.497,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36445,
    "c": 0.17331,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242A97

secondary

#BDB85A

accent

#DC43E5

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #242A97

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

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