#242C97#242C97

#242C97 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 36.8% C 0.171 H 271.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242C97
RGB	rgb(36, 44, 151)
HSL	hsl(236, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(236, 76%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.2%, 70.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.98, 35.03, -59.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.98, 68.71, 300.65°)
OKLab	oklab(36.77% 0.0038 -0.171)
OKLCH	oklch(36.77% 0.171 271.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.2123, 4.4100, 29.7433)
Luminance	0.0441 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242C97 #978F24

analogous

#246697 #242C97 #562497

triadic

#242C97 #97242C #2C9724

tetradic

#242C97 #972466 #978F24 #249756

square

#242C97 #972466 #978F24 #249756

split-complementary

#242C97 #975624 #669724

monochromatic

#0C0F34 #181E66 #242C97 #303AC8 #5D66D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.16

#242C97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.88

#242C97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242C97

11.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242C97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242C97	1.00	11.16	1.88	11.16
#FFFFFF	11.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00419A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003695

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004A5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242c97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 44, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.8% 0.171 271.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7266b7',
    500: '#242c97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242c97;
$custom-light: #7266b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242c97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.826,
    "s": 61.497,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36773,
    "c": 0.17109,
    "h": 271.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242C97

secondary

#BDB65A

accent

#D943E5

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #242C97

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

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