#242BAD#242BAD

#242BAD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.200 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242BAD
RGB	rgb(36, 43, 173)
HSL	hsl(237, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(237, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 75.1%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.07, 43.35, -69.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.07, 81.51, 302.13°)
OKLab	oklab(38.96% 0.0011 -0.1999)
OKLCH	oklch(38.96% 0.2 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.1317, 5.1189, 40.0338)
Luminance	0.0512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242BAD #ADA624

analogous

#246FAD #242BAD #6124AD

triadic

#242BAD #AD242B #2BAD24

tetradic

#242BAD #AD246F #ADA624 #24AD61

square

#242BAD #AD246F #ADA624 #24AD61

split-complementary

#242BAD #AD6124 #6FAD24

monochromatic

#0F1248 #191E7A #242BAD #3941D6 #6B71E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.38

#242BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#242BAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242BAD

10.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242BAD	1.00	10.38	2.02	10.38
#FFFFFF	10.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0039AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00516A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 43, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.200 270.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7866c7',
    500: '#242bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242bad;
$custom-light: #7866c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.934,
    "s": 65.55,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38955,
    "c": 0.1999,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242BAD

secondary

#C6C166

accent

#E03FE9

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #242BAD

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

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