#242EB0#242EB0

#242EB0 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.201 H 269.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242EB0
RGB	rgb(36, 46, 176)
HSL	hsl(236, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(236, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.5%, 73.9%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.01, 42.64, -69.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.01, 81.33, 301.62°)
OKLab	oklab(39.72% -0.0005 -0.2006)
OKLCH	oklch(39.72% 0.201 269.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.5383, 5.4626, 41.6175)
Luminance	0.0546 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242EB0 #B0A624

analogous

#2474B0 #242EB0 #6024B0

triadic

#242EB0 #B0242E #2EB024

tetradic

#242EB0 #B02474 #B0A624 #24B060

square

#242EB0 #B02474 #B0A624 #24B060

split-complementary

#242EB0 #B06024 #74B024

monochromatic

#0F134A #1A217D #242EB0 #3A46D7 #6D76E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.03

#242EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#242EB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242EB0

10.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242EB0	1.00	10.03	2.09	10.03
#FFFFFF	10.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003BAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00546C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 46, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.201 269.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7868c9',
    500: '#242eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242eb0;
$custom-light: #7868c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.714,
    "s": 66.038,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39722,
    "c": 0.20062,
    "h": 269.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05464
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242EB0

secondary

#C8C168

accent

#DD3FE9

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #242EB0

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

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