#242B97#242B97

#242B97 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.172 H 271.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242B97
RGB	rgb(36, 43, 151)
HSL	hsl(236, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(236, 76%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.2%, 71.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.75, 35.66, -59.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.75, 69.36, 300.94°)
OKLab	oklab(36.61% 0.0043 -0.1721)
OKLCH	oklch(36.61% 0.172 271.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.1755, 4.3364, 29.7310)
Luminance	0.0434 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242B97 #979024

analogous

#246597 #242B97 #572497

triadic

#242B97 #97242B #2B9724

tetradic

#242B97 #972465 #979024 #249757

square

#242B97 #972465 #979024 #249757

split-complementary

#242B97 #975724 #659724

monochromatic

#0C0F34 #181D66 #242B97 #3039C8 #5D65D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.25

#242B97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.87

#242B97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242B97

11.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242B97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242B97	1.00	11.25	1.87	11.25
#FFFFFF	11.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00409A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003595

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00495E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242b97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 43, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.172 271.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7265b7',
    500: '#242b97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242b97;
$custom-light: #7265b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242b97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.348,
    "s": 61.497,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36608,
    "c": 0.1722,
    "h": 271.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.04337
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242B97

secondary

#BDB75A

accent

#DB43E5

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #242B97

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

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