#242C83#242C83

#242C83 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.8% C 0.144 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242C83
RGB	rgb(36, 44, 131)
HSL	hsl(235, 57%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(235, 73%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 66.4%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.05, 27.67, -49.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.05, 57.02, 299.03°)
OKLab	oklab(34.78% 0.0058 -0.144)
OKLCH	oklch(34.78% 0.144 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.7236, 3.8146, 21.9030)
Luminance	0.0382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242C83 #837B24

analogous

#245C83 #242C83 #4B2483

triadic

#242C83 #83242C #2C8324

tetradic

#242C83 #83245C #837B24 #24834B

square

#242C83 #83245C #837B24 #24834B

split-complementary

#242C83 #834B24 #5C8324

monochromatic

#0A0C23 #171C53 #242C83 #313CB3 #525DCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.91

#242C83 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#242C83 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242C83

11.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242C83	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242C83	1.00	11.91	1.76	11.91
#FFFFFF	11.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003B86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003381

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004353

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242c83;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 44, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.8% 0.144 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d65a8',
    500: '#242c83',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242c83;
$custom-light: #6d65a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242c83",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.947,
    "s": 56.886,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34778,
    "c": 0.14413,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242C83

secondary

#B3AB4F

accent

#D348E0

background

#F7F6FA

surface

#EDEBF4

border

#C8C6CE

text

#080510

muted

#7B7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #242C83

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

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