#242AAF#242AAF

#242AAF is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.203 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242AAF
RGB	rgb(36, 42, 175)
HSL	hsl(237, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(237, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 76%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.09, 44.60, -70.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.09, 83.16, 302.43°)
OKLab	oklab(39.03% 0.0011 -0.2033)
OKLCH	oklch(39.03% 0.203 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.2907, 5.1251, 41.0487)
Luminance	0.0513 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242AAF #AFA924

analogous

#2470AF #242AAF #6424AF

triadic

#242AAF #AF242A #2AAF24

tetradic

#242AAF #AF2470 #AFA924 #24AF64

square

#242AAF #AF2470 #AFA924 #24AF64

split-complementary

#242AAF #AF6424 #70AF24

monochromatic

#0F1249 #1A1E7C #242AAF #3A41D6 #6D72E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.37

#242AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#242AAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242AAF

10.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242AAF	1.00	10.37	2.03	10.37
#FFFFFF	10.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0039AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00526B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 42, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.203 270.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7865c8',
    500: '#242aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242aaf;
$custom-light: #7865c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.41,
    "s": 65.877,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39032,
    "c": 0.20329,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05126
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242AAF

secondary

#C7C368

accent

#E13FE9

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #242AAF

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

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