#242E59#242E59

#242E59 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 31.6% C 0.078 H 271.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242E59
RGB	rgb(36, 46, 89)
HSL	hsl(229, 42%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(229, 60%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 48.3%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.24, 10.24, -27.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.24, 29.16, 290.55°)
OKLab	oklab(31.62% 0.002 -0.0777)
OKLCH	oklch(31.62% 0.078 271.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.5071, 3.0501, 9.8532)
Luminance	0.0305 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242E59 #594F24

analogous

#244959 #242E59 #352459

triadic

#242E59 #59242E #2E5924

tetradic

#242E59 #592449 #594F24 #245935

square

#242E59 #592449 #594F24 #245935

split-complementary

#242E59 #593524 #495924

monochromatic

#090B16 #12172D #242E59 #364585 #475BB0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.04

#242E59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.61

#242E59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242E59

13.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242E59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242E59	1.00	13.04	1.61	13.04
#FFFFFF	13.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B335B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#142F58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#07373F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242e59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 46, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.6% 0.078 271.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#646688',
    500: '#242e59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242e59;
$custom-light: #646688;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242e59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.679,
    "s": 42.4,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31621,
    "c": 0.07773,
    "h": 271.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242E59

secondary

#8D804C

accent

#BB56D2

background

#F6F6F8

surface

#EBEBF0

border

#C6C6CB

text

#06050B

muted

#7A7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #242E59

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

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