#242D88#242D88

#242D88 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.4% C 0.150 H 271.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242D88
RGB	rgb(36, 45, 136)
HSL	hsl(235, 58%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(235, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 66.9%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.77, 28.87, -51.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.77, 59.32, 299.12°)
OKLab	oklab(35.45% 0.0047 -0.1497)
OKLCH	oklch(35.45% 0.15 271.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.1084, 4.0288, 23.7435)
Luminance	0.0403 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242D88 #887F24

analogous

#245F88 #242D88 #4D2488

triadic

#242D88 #88242D #2D8824

tetradic

#242D88 #88245F #887F24 #24884D

square

#242D88 #88245F #887F24 #24884D

split-complementary

#242D88 #884D24 #5F8824

monochromatic

#0A0D27 #171D58 #242D88 #313DB8 #5560D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.63

#242D88 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.81

#242D88 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242D88

11.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242D88	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242D88	1.00	11.63	1.81	11.63
#FFFFFF	11.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D8B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003486

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004556

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242d88;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 45, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.4% 0.150 271.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e66ac',
    500: '#242d88',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242d88;
$custom-light: #6e66ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242d88",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.6,
    "s": 58.14,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35446,
    "c": 0.14981,
    "h": 271.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242D88

secondary

#B6AD52

accent

#D346E1

background

#F7F6FA

surface

#EDEBF4

border

#C8C6CE

text

#080610

muted

#7B7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #242D88

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →