#242EBD#242EBD

#242EBD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.216 H 269.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242EBD
RGB	rgb(36, 46, 189)
HSL	hsl(236, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(236, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 75.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.42, 47.06, -74.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.42, 88.26, 302.22°)
OKLab	oklab(41.13% -0.0024 -0.2163)
OKLCH	oklch(41.13% 0.216 269.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.8867, 6.0019, 48.7190)
Luminance	0.0600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.05

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242EBD #BDB324

analogous

#247BBD #242EBD #6624BD

triadic

#242EBD #BD242E #2EBD24

tetradic

#242EBD #BD247B #BDB324 #24BD66

square

#242EBD #BD247B #BDB324 #24BD66

split-complementary

#242EBD #BD6624 #7BBD24

monochromatic

#101556 #1A218A #242EBD #434DDB #767EE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.54

#242EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#242EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242EBD

9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242EBD	1.00	9.54	2.20	9.54
#FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005974

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 46, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.216 269.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c69d2',
    500: '#242ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242ebd;
$custom-light: #7c69d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.078,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41134,
    "c": 0.21633,
    "h": 269.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242EBD

secondary

#CCC670

accent

#DF3DEB

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0B0614

muted

#7C7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #242EBD

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

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