#242DAD#242DAD

#242DAD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.198 H 270.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242DAD
RGB	rgb(36, 45, 173)
HSL	hsl(236, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(236, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 74%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.48, 42.19, -68.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.48, 80.31, 301.69°)
OKLab	oklab(39.25% 0.0003 -0.1979)
OKLCH	oklch(39.25% 0.198 270.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.2062, 5.2679, 40.0587)
Luminance	0.0527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242DAD #ADA424

analogous

#2471AD #242DAD #5F24AD

triadic

#242DAD #AD242D #2DAD24

tetradic

#242DAD #AD2471 #ADA424 #24AD5F

square

#242DAD #AD2471 #ADA424 #24AD5F

split-complementary

#242DAD #AD5F24 #71AD24

monochromatic

#0F1348 #19207A #242DAD #3943D6 #6B73E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.22

#242DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.05

#242DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242DAD

10.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242DAD	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)

#0048B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00526A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 45, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.198 270.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7867c7',
    500: '#242dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242dad;
$custom-light: #7867c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.058,
    "s": 65.55,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3925,
    "c": 0.19793,
    "h": 270.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242DAD

secondary

#C6C066

accent

#DD3FE9

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #242DAD

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

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