#242EA8#242EA8

#242EA8 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 38.9% C 0.191 H 270.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242EA8
RGB	rgb(36, 46, 168)
HSL	hsl(235, 65%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(235, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.6%, 72.6%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.17, 39.85, -65.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.17, 76.96, 301.18°)
OKLab	oklab(38.87% 0.0006 -0.1907)
OKLCH	oklch(38.87% 0.191 270.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.7700, 5.1552, 37.5710)
Luminance	0.0516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242EA8 #A89E24

analogous

#2470A8 #242EA8 #5C24A8

triadic

#242EA8 #A8242E #2EA824

tetradic

#242EA8 #A82470 #A89E24 #24A85C

square

#242EA8 #A82470 #A89E24 #24A85C

split-complementary

#242EA8 #A85C24 #70A824

monochromatic

#0E1243 #192076 #242EA8 #3541D4 #6871DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.34

#242EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#242EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242EA8

10.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242EA8	1.00	10.34	2.03	10.34
#FFFFFF	10.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003AA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005168

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 46, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.9% 0.191 270.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7668c3',
    500: '#242ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242ea8;
$custom-light: #7668c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.455,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3887,
    "c": 0.19068,
    "h": 270.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242EA8

secondary

#C4BD63

accent

#DB40E8

background

#F7F6FC

surface

#EEEBF8

border

#C9C6D1

text

#0A0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #242EA8

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

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