#242ABD#242ABD

#242ABD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.220 H 269.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242ABD
RGB	rgb(36, 42, 189)
HSL	hsl(238, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(238, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 77.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.65, 49.24, -75.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.65, 90.50, 302.96°)
OKLab	oklab(40.59% -0.0013 -0.2199)
OKLCH	oklch(40.59% 0.22 269.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.7377, 5.7039, 48.6693)
Luminance	0.0570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242ABD #BDB724

analogous

#2477BD #242ABD #6B24BD

triadic

#242ABD #BD242A #2ABD24

tetradic

#242ABD #BD2477 #BDB724 #24BD6B

square

#242ABD #BD2477 #BDB724 #24BD6B

split-complementary

#242ABD #BD6B24 #77BD24

monochromatic

#101356 #1A1F8A #242ABD #4349DB #767BE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.81

#242ABD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#242ABD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242ABD

9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242ABD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242ABD	1.00	9.81	2.14	9.81
#FFFFFF	9.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003CBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005773

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242abd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 42, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.220 269.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c66d2',
    500: '#242abd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242abd;
$custom-light: #7c66d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242abd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.647,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40594,
    "c": 0.21994,
    "h": 269.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05705
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242ABD

secondary

#CCC970

accent

#E43DEB

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0C0614

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #242ABD

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

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