#242A99#242A99

#242A99 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 36.7% C 0.176 H 271.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242A99
RGB	rgb(36, 42, 153)
HSL	hsl(237, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(237, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.5%, 72.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.73, 36.99, -60.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.73, 71.12, 301.34°)
OKLab	oklab(36.66% 0.0046 -0.1758)
OKLCH	oklch(36.66% 0.176 271.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.3033, 4.3301, 30.5817)
Luminance	0.0433 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242A99 #999324

analogous

#246599 #242A99 #592499

triadic

#242A99 #99242A #2A9924

tetradic

#242A99 #992465 #999324 #249959

square

#242A99 #992465 #999324 #249959

split-complementary

#242A99 #995924 #659924

monochromatic

#0D0F36 #181C67 #242A99 #3038CB #5E65D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.25

#242A99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.87

#242A99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242A99

11.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242A99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242A99	1.00	11.25	1.87	11.25
#FFFFFF	11.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00409C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003597

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00495E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242a99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 42, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.7% 0.176 271.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7364b8',
    500: '#242a99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242a99;
$custom-light: #7364b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242a99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.923,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36656,
    "c": 0.17588,
    "h": 271.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04331
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242A99

secondary

#BEB95B

accent

#DD43E5

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #242A99

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

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