#242BAE#242BAE

#242BAE is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.1% C 0.201 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242BAE
RGB	rgb(36, 43, 174)
HSL	hsl(237, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(237, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.3%, 75.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.18, 43.69, -69.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.18, 82.04, 302.18°)
OKLab	oklab(39.06% 0.0009 -0.2011)
OKLCH	oklch(39.06% 0.201 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.2288, 5.1578, 40.5453)
Luminance	0.0516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242BAE #AEA724

analogous

#2470AE #242BAE #6224AE

triadic

#242BAE #AE242B #2BAE24

tetradic

#242BAE #AE2470 #AEA724 #24AE62

square

#242BAE #AE2470 #AEA724 #24AE62

split-complementary

#242BAE #AE6224 #70AE24

monochromatic

#0F1249 #1A1E7B #242BAE #3941D6 #6C72E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.34

#242BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#242BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242BAE

10.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242BAE	1.00	10.34	2.03	10.34
#FFFFFF	10.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0039AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00526A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 43, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.1% 0.201 270.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.957,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39064,
    "c": 0.20112,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242BAE

secondary

#C7C267

accent

#E03FE9

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #242BAE

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

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