#242E99#242E99

#242E99 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.171 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242E99
RGB	rgb(36, 46, 153)
HSL	hsl(235, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(235, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.5%, 69.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.65, 34.49, -59.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.65, 68.55, 300.21°)
OKLab	oklab(37.31% 0.0025 -0.1714)
OKLCH	oklch(37.31% 0.171 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.4524, 4.6282, 30.6314)
Luminance	0.0463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242E99 #998F24

analogous

#246999 #242E99 #552499

triadic

#242E99 #99242E #2E9924

tetradic

#242E99 #992469 #998F24 #249955

square

#242E99 #992469 #998F24 #249955

split-complementary

#242E99 #995524 #699924

monochromatic

#0D1036 #181F67 #242E99 #303DCB #5E69D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.90

#242E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#242E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242E99

10.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242E99	1.00	10.90	1.93	10.90
#FFFFFF	10.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00429C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003797

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004B60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 46, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.171 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7267b8',
    500: '#242e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242e99;
$custom-light: #7267b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.872,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37314,
    "c": 0.17146,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242E99

secondary

#BEB65B

accent

#D743E5

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #242E99

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

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