#242E85#242E85

#242E85 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.3% C 0.144 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242E85
RGB	rgb(36, 46, 133)
HSL	hsl(234, 57%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(234, 73%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.9%, 65.4%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.74, 27.08, -49.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.74, 56.84, 298.45°)
OKLab	oklab(35.34% 0.0041 -0.1443)
OKLCH	oklch(35.34% 0.144 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.9368, 4.0219, 22.6492)
Luminance	0.0402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242E85 #857B24

analogous

#245E85 #242E85 #4A2485

triadic

#242E85 #85242E #2E8524

tetradic

#242E85 #85245E #857B24 #24854A

square

#242E85 #85245E #857B24 #24854A

split-complementary

#242E85 #854A24 #5E8524

monochromatic

#0A0D25 #171D55 #242E85 #313FB5 #5360D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.64

#242E85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#242E85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242E85

11.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242E85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242E85	1.00	11.64	1.80	11.64
#FFFFFF	11.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003483

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004555

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242e85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 46, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.3% 0.144 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d66a9',
    500: '#242e85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242e85;
$custom-light: #6d66a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242e85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.814,
    "s": 57.396,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35344,
    "c": 0.1444,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242E85

secondary

#B4AA50

accent

#D147E1

background

#F7F6FA

surface

#EDEBF4

border

#C8C6CE

text

#080610

muted

#7B7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #242E85

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

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