#242C98#242C98

#242C98 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 36.9% C 0.172 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242C98
RGB	rgb(36, 44, 152)
HSL	hsl(236, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(236, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.3%, 71.1%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.08, 35.39, -59.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.08, 69.28, 300.72°)
OKLab	oklab(36.88% 0.0037 -0.1724)
OKLCH	oklch(36.88% 0.172 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.2938, 4.4427, 30.1728)
Luminance	0.0444 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#242C98 #989024

analogous

#246698 #242C98 #562498

triadic

#242C98 #98242C #2C9824

tetradic

#242C98 #982466 #989024 #249856

square

#242C98 #982466 #989024 #249856

split-complementary

#242C98 #985624 #669824

monochromatic

#0D0F35 #181E67 #242C98 #303AC9 #5E66D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.12

#242C98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.89

#242C98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242C98

11.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242C98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242C98	1.00	11.12	1.89	11.12
#FFFFFF	11.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00419B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003696

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004A5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242c98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 44, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.9% 0.172 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7266b7',
    500: '#242c98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242c98;
$custom-light: #7266b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242c98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.862,
    "s": 61.702,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36876,
    "c": 0.1724,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242C98

secondary

#BEB75A

accent

#DA43E5

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #242C98

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

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