#242B79#242B79

#242B79 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.6% C 0.131 H 273.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242B79
RGB	rgb(36, 43, 121)
HSL	hsl(235, 54%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(235, 70%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.2%, 64.5%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.88, 24.58, -45.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.88, 51.66, 298.41°)
OKLab	oklab(33.64% 0.0071 -0.1311)
OKLCH	oklch(33.64% 0.131 273.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.0415, 3.4828, 18.4920)
Luminance	0.0348 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242B79 #797224

analogous

#245579 #242B79 #472479

triadic

#242B79 #79242B #2B7924

tetradic

#242B79 #792455 #797224 #247947

square

#242B79 #792455 #797224 #247947

split-complementary

#242B79 #794724 #557924

monochromatic

#08091B #161A4A #242B79 #323CA8 #4D58CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.38

#242B79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#242B79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242B79

12.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242B79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242B79	1.00	12.38	1.70	12.38
#FFFFFF	12.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00387C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003177

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003F4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242b79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 43, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.6% 0.131 273.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b64a0',
    500: '#242b79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242b79;
$custom-light: #6b64a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242b79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.059,
    "s": 54.14,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33641,
    "c": 0.13125,
    "h": 273.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03483
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242B79

secondary

#ACA44D

accent

#D14ADE

background

#F6F6FA

surface

#ECEBF3

border

#C7C6CD

text

#07050F

muted

#7A7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #242B79

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

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