#242DC4#242DC4

#242DC4 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.225 H 269.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242DC4
RGB	rgb(36, 45, 196)
HSL	hsl(237, 69%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(237, 82%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.6%, 77%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.00, 49.92, -77.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.00, 92.46, 302.68°)
OKLab	oklab(41.77% -0.0033 -0.2255)
OKLCH	oklch(41.77% 0.225 269.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.6263, 6.2360, 52.8048)
Luminance	0.0624 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242DC4 #C4BB24

analogous

#247DC4 #242DC4 #6B24C4

triadic

#242DC4 #C4242D #2DC424

tetradic

#242DC4 #C4247D #C4BB24 #24C46B

square

#242DC4 #C4247D #C4BB24 #24C46B

split-complementary

#242DC4 #C46B24 #7DC424

monochromatic

#11155D #1B2190 #242DC4 #4850DD #7C82E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.34

#242DC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.25

#242DC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242DC4

9.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242DC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242DC4	1.00	9.34	2.25	9.34
#FFFFFF	9.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003EC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242dc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 45, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.225 269.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d68d7',
    500: '#242dc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242dc4;
$custom-light: #7d68d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242dc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.625,
    "s": 68.966,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41773,
    "c": 0.22548,
    "h": 269.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06237
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242DC4

secondary

#CFCA75

accent

#E23CEC

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0EBFB

border

#CBC6D4

text

#0C0615

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #242DC4

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

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