#242CAF#242CAF

#242CAF is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.201 H 270.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242CAF
RGB	rgb(36, 44, 175)
HSL	hsl(237, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(237, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 74.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.49, 43.46, -69.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.49, 81.99, 302.01°)
OKLab	oklab(39.32% 0.0004 -0.2014)
OKLCH	oklch(39.32% 0.201 270.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.3635, 5.2705, 41.0729)
Luminance	0.0527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242CAF #AFA724

analogous

#2472AF #242CAF #6224AF

triadic

#242CAF #AF242C #2CAF24

tetradic

#242CAF #AF2472 #AFA724 #24AF62

square

#242CAF #AF2472 #AFA724 #24AF62

split-complementary

#242CAF #AF6224 #72AF24

monochromatic

#0F1249 #1A1F7C #242CAF #3A43D6 #6D73E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.22

#242CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.05

#242CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242CAF

10.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242CAF	1.00	10.22	2.05	10.22
#FFFFFF	10.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00526B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 44, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.201 270.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7867c8',
    500: '#242caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242caf;
$custom-light: #7867c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.547,
    "s": 65.877,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39318,
    "c": 0.20137,
    "h": 270.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242CAF

secondary

#C7C268

accent

#DF3FE9

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #242CAF

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

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