#242EAD#242EAD

#242EAD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.197 H 270.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242EAD
RGB	rgb(36, 46, 173)
HSL	hsl(236, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(236, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 73.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.70, 41.60, -67.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.70, 79.70, 301.46°)
OKLab	oklab(39.4% -0.0001 -0.1969)
OKLCH	oklch(39.4% 0.197 270)
XYZ	xyz(9.2448, 5.3451, 40.0715)
Luminance	0.0535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242EAD #ADA324

analogous

#2472AD #242EAD #5E24AD

triadic

#242EAD #AD242E #2EAD24

tetradic

#242EAD #AD2472 #ADA324 #24AD5E

square

#242EAD #AD2472 #ADA324 #24AD5E

split-complementary

#242EAD #AD5E24 #72AD24

monochromatic

#0F1348 #19217A #242EAD #3944D6 #6B74E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.15

#242EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.07

#242EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242EAD

10.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242EAD	1.00	10.15	2.07	10.15
#FFFFFF	10.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003BAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00536B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 46, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.197 270.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7768c7',
    500: '#242ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242ead;
$custom-light: #7768c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.62,
    "s": 65.55,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39401,
    "c": 0.19692,
    "h": 270
  },
  "luminance": 0.05346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242EAD

secondary

#C6BF66

accent

#DC3FE9

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #242EAD

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

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