#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
RGB	rgb(36, 46, 196)
HSL	hsl(236, 69%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(236, 82%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.6%, 76.5%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.19, 49.38, -77.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.19, 91.90, 302.50°)
OKLab	oklab(41.91% -0.0035 -0.2246)
OKLCH	oklch(41.91% 0.225 269.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.6649, 6.3132, 52.8176)
Luminance	0.0631 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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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
##242EC4	1.00	9.28	2.26	9.28
#FFFFFF	9.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #242EC4

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

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