#242CBD#242CBD

#242CBD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.218 H 269.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242CBD
RGB	rgb(36, 44, 189)
HSL	hsl(237, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(237, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 76.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.03, 48.16, -75.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.03, 89.39, 302.60°)
OKLab	oklab(40.86% -0.0018 -0.2182)
OKLCH	oklch(40.86% 0.218 269.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.8104, 5.8493, 48.6935)
Luminance	0.0585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242CBD #BDB524

analogous

#2479BD #242CBD #6924BD

triadic

#242CBD #BD242C #2CBD24

tetradic

#242CBD #BD2479 #BDB524 #24BD69

square

#242CBD #BD2479 #BDB524 #24BD69

split-complementary

#242CBD #BD6924 #79BD24

monochromatic

#101456 #1A208A #242CBD #434BDB #767CE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.68

#242CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.17

#242CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242CBD

9.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242CBD	1.00	9.68	2.17	9.68
#FFFFFF	9.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003DBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005873

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 44, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.218 269.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c67d2',
    500: '#242cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242cbd;
$custom-light: #7c67d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.863,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40859,
    "c": 0.21817,
    "h": 269.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05851
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242CBD

secondary

#CCC870

accent

#E23DEB

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0C0614

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #242CBD

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

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