#242EC4#242EC4

#242EC4 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.225 H 269.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#242EC4
RGBrgb(36, 46, 196)
HSLhsl(236, 69%, 45%)
HSVhsv(236, 82%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(81.6%, 76.5%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LABlab(30.19, 49.38, -77.51)
CIE-LCHlch(30.19, 91.90, 302.50°)
OKLaboklab(41.91% -0.0035 -0.2246)
OKLCHoklch(41.91% 0.225 269.1)
XYZxyz(11.6649, 6.3132, 52.8176)
Luminance0.0631 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#242EC4 #C4BA24
analogous
#247EC4 #242EC4 #6A24C4
triadic
#242EC4 #C4242E #2EC424
tetradic
#242EC4 #C4247E #C4BA24 #24C46A
square
#242EC4 #C4247E #C4BA24 #24C46A
split-complementary
#242EC4 #C46A24 #7EC424
monochromatic
#11165D #1B2290 #242EC4 #4851DD #7C82E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.28
#242EC4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26
#242EC4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242EC4
9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##242EC4#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##242EC41.009.282.269.28
#FFFFFF9.281.0021.001.00
#0000002.2621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF9.281.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#004FC8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003FC1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005B78
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #242ec4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 46, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.225 269.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d69d7',
    500: '#242ec4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #242ec4;
$custom-light: #7d69d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#242ec4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.25,
    "s": 68.966,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41906,
    "c": 0.2246,
    "h": 269.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#242EC4
secondary
#CFC975
accent
#E13CEC
background
#F8F6FD
surface
#F0EBFB
border
#CBC6D4
text
#0C0615
muted
#7D7A83

Preview Lab

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#242EC4 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva