#242C85#242C85

#242C85 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.0% C 0.147 H 272.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242C85
RGB	rgb(36, 44, 133)
HSL	hsl(235, 57%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(235, 73%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.9%, 66.9%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.23, 28.42, -50.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.23, 58.22, 299.21°)
OKLab	oklab(34.97% 0.0056 -0.1468)
OKLCH	oklch(34.97% 0.147 272.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.8604, 3.8693, 22.6238)
Luminance	0.0387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242C85 #857D24

analogous

#245C85 #242C85 #4D2485

triadic

#242C85 #85242C #2C8524

tetradic

#242C85 #85245C #857D24 #24854D

square

#242C85 #85245C #857D24 #24854D

split-complementary

#242C85 #854D24 #5C8524

monochromatic

#0A0C25 #171C55 #242C85 #313CB5 #535DD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.84

#242C85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#242C85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242C85

11.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242C85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242C85	1.00	11.84	1.77	11.84
#FFFFFF	11.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003383

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004354

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242c85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 44, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.0% 0.147 272.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e65a9',
    500: '#242c85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242c85;
$custom-light: #6e65a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242c85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.052,
    "s": 57.396,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34971,
    "c": 0.14691,
    "h": 272.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242C85

secondary

#B4AC50

accent

#D447E1

background

#F7F6FA

surface

#EDEBF4

border

#C8C6CE

text

#080510

muted

#7B7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #242C85

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

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