#242D85#242D85

#242D85 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.2% C 0.146 H 271.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242D85
RGB	rgb(36, 45, 133)
HSL	hsl(234, 57%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(234, 73%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.9%, 66.2%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.49, 27.75, -50.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.49, 57.53, 298.84°)
OKLab	oklab(35.16% 0.0049 -0.1456)
OKLCH	oklch(35.16% 0.146 271.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.8981, 3.9447, 22.6363)
Luminance	0.0394 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242D85 #857C24

analogous

#245D85 #242D85 #4B2485

triadic

#242D85 #85242D #2D8524

tetradic

#242D85 #85245D #857C24 #24854B

square

#242D85 #85245D #857C24 #24854B

split-complementary

#242D85 #854B24 #5D8524

monochromatic

#0A0C25 #171D55 #242D85 #313DB5 #535FD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.74

#242D85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.79

#242D85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242D85

11.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242D85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242D85	1.00	11.74	1.79	11.74
#FFFFFF	11.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003383

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004454

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242d85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 45, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.2% 0.146 271.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d66a9',
    500: '#242d85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242d85;
$custom-light: #6d66a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242d85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.433,
    "s": 57.396,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35157,
    "c": 0.14566,
    "h": 271.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242D85

secondary

#B4AB50

accent

#D247E1

background

#F7F6FA

surface

#EDEBF4

border

#C8C6CE

text

#080610

muted

#7B7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #242D85

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

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