#242EAF#242EAF

#242EAF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.199 H 269.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242EAF
RGB	rgb(36, 46, 175)
HSL	hsl(236, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(236, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 73.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.91, 42.29, -68.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.91, 80.79, 301.57°)
OKLab	oklab(39.62% -0.0003 -0.1994)
OKLCH	oklch(39.62% 0.199 269.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.4398, 5.4231, 41.0984)
Luminance	0.0542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242EAF #AFA524

analogous

#2474AF #242EAF #5F24AF

triadic

#242EAF #AF242E #2EAF24

tetradic

#242EAF #AF2474 #AFA524 #24AF5F

square

#242EAF #AF2474 #AFA524 #24AF5F

split-complementary

#242EAF #AF5F24 #74AF24

monochromatic

#0F1349 #1A217C #242EAF #3A45D6 #6D75E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.07

#242EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08

#242EAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242EAF

10.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242EAF	1.00	10.07	2.08	10.07
#FFFFFF	10.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00536C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 46, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.199 269.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7868c8',
    500: '#242eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242eaf;
$custom-light: #7868c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.683,
    "s": 65.877,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39615,
    "c": 0.19939,
    "h": 269.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05424
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242EAF

secondary

#C7C068

accent

#DD3FE9

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #242EAF

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

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