#242DBD#242DBD

#242DBD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.217 H 269.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242DBD
RGB	rgb(36, 45, 189)
HSL	hsl(236, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(236, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 76.2%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.22, 47.61, -74.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.22, 88.83, 302.41°)
OKLab	oklab(41% -0.0021 -0.2172)
OKLCH	oklch(41% 0.217 269.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.8481, 5.9247, 48.7061)
Luminance	0.0593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242DBD #BDB424

analogous

#2479BD #242DBD #6824BD

triadic

#242DBD #BD242D #2DBD24

tetradic

#242DBD #BD2479 #BDB424 #24BD68

square

#242DBD #BD2479 #BDB424 #24BD68

split-complementary

#242DBD #BD6824 #79BD24

monochromatic

#101556 #1A218A #242DBD #434CDB #767DE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.61

#242DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.19

#242DBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242DBD

9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242DBD	1.00	9.61	2.19	9.61
#FFFFFF	9.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003DBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005873

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 45, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.217 269.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c68d2',
    500: '#242dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242dbd;
$custom-light: #7c68d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.471,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40995,
    "c": 0.21726,
    "h": 269.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05926
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242DBD

secondary

#CCC770

accent

#E13DEB

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0C0614

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #242DBD

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

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