#242AAD#242AAD

#242AAD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.8% C 0.201 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242AAD
RGB	rgb(36, 42, 173)
HSL	hsl(237, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(237, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 75.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.87, 43.92, -69.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.87, 82.09, 302.35°)
OKLab	oklab(38.81% 0.0015 -0.2009)
OKLCH	oklch(38.81% 0.201 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.0958, 5.0471, 40.0219)
Luminance	0.0505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242AAD #ADA724

analogous

#246EAD #242AAD #6224AD

triadic

#242AAD #AD242A #2AAD24

tetradic

#242AAD #AD246E #ADA724 #24AD62

square

#242AAD #AD246E #ADA724 #24AD62

split-complementary

#242AAD #AD6224 #6EAD24

monochromatic

#0F1148 #191E7A #242AAD #393FD6 #6B70E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.45

#242AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#242AAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242AAD

10.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242AAD	1.00	10.45	2.01	10.45
#FFFFFF	10.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0046B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0039AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00516A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 42, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.8% 0.201 270.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7865c7',
    500: '#242aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242aad;
$custom-light: #7865c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.372,
    "s": 65.55,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38812,
    "c": 0.20087,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242AAD

secondary

#C6C266

accent

#E13FE9

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #242AAD

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

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