#242C87#242C87

#242C87 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.2% C 0.150 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242C87
RGB	rgb(36, 44, 135)
HSL	hsl(235, 58%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(235, 73%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.3%, 67.4%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.42, 29.16, -51.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.42, 59.41, 299.40°)
OKLab	oklab(35.17% 0.0055 -0.1496)
OKLCH	oklch(35.17% 0.15 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.9999, 3.9251, 23.3584)
Luminance	0.0393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#242C87 #877F24

analogous

#245D87 #242C87 #4D2487

triadic

#242C87 #87242C #2C8724

tetradic

#242C87 #87245D #877F24 #24874D

square

#242C87 #87245D #877F24 #24874D

split-complementary

#242C87 #874D24 #5D8724

monochromatic

#0A0D26 #171C57 #242C87 #313CB7 #545ED1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.76

#242C87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.79

#242C87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242C87

11.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242C87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242C87	1.00	11.76	1.79	11.76
#FFFFFF	11.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C8A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003385

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004455

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242c87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 44, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.2% 0.150 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e65ab',
    500: '#242c87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242c87;
$custom-light: #6e65ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242c87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.152,
    "s": 57.895,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35166,
    "c": 0.14966,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03926
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242C87

secondary

#B5AD51

accent

#D547E1

background

#F7F6FA

surface

#EDEBF4

border

#C8C6CE

text

#080510

muted

#7B7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #242C87

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

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