#242E72#242E72

#242E72 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.6% C 0.117 H 272.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242E72
RGB	rgb(36, 46, 114)
HSL	hsl(232, 52%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(232, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.4%, 59.6%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.10, 19.82, -40.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.10, 45.19, 296.02°)
OKLab	oklab(33.62% 0.0045 -0.1168)
OKLCH	oklch(33.62% 0.117 272.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.7408, 3.5435, 16.3505)
Luminance	0.0354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242E72 #726824

analogous

#245572 #242E72 #412472

triadic

#242E72 #72242E #2E7224

tetradic

#242E72 #722455 #726824 #247241

square

#242E72 #722455 #726824 #247241

split-complementary

#242E72 #724124 #557224

monochromatic

#070917 #151B43 #242E72 #3341A1 #4A5AC6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.29

#242E72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.71

#242E72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242E72

12.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242E72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242E72	1.00	12.29	1.71	12.29
#FFFFFF	12.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003874

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003171

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003E4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242e72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 46, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.6% 0.117 272.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69669b',
    500: '#242e72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242e72;
$custom-light: #69669b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242e72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.308,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33616,
    "c": 0.11693,
    "h": 272.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03544
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242E72

secondary

#A59A4D

accent

#C94CDB

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBEBF2

border

#C6C6CC

text

#07060E

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #242E72

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

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