#242AAE#242AAE

#242AAE is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.9% C 0.202 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242AAE
RGB	rgb(36, 42, 174)
HSL	hsl(237, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(237, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.3%, 75.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.98, 44.26, -69.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.98, 82.63, 302.39°)
OKLab	oklab(38.92% 0.0013 -0.2021)
OKLCH	oklch(38.92% 0.202 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.1929, 5.0859, 40.5334)
Luminance	0.0509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242AAE #AEA824

analogous

#246FAE #242AAE #6324AE

triadic

#242AAE #AE242A #2AAE24

tetradic

#242AAE #AE246F #AEA824 #24AE63

square

#242AAE #AE246F #AEA824 #24AE63

split-complementary

#242AAE #AE6324 #6FAE24

monochromatic

#0F1249 #1A1E7B #242AAE #3940D6 #6C71E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.41

#242AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#242AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242AAE

10.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242AAE	1.00	10.41	2.02	10.41
#FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0039AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00516A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 42, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.9% 0.202 270.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.391,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38922,
    "c": 0.20208,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242AAE

secondary

#C7C367

accent

#E13FE9

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #242AAE

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

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