#242F72#242F72

#242F72 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 33.8% C 0.116 H 271.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242F72
RGB	rgb(36, 47, 114)
HSL	hsl(232, 52%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(232, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.4%, 58.8%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.38, 19.12, -40.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.38, 44.48, 295.46°)
OKLab	oklab(33.83% 0.0035 -0.1155)
OKLCH	oklch(33.83% 0.116 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.7803, 3.6226, 16.3636)
Luminance	0.0362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242F72 #726724

analogous

#245672 #242F72 #402472

triadic

#242F72 #72242F #2F7224

tetradic

#242F72 #722456 #726724 #247240

square

#242F72 #722456 #726724 #247240

split-complementary

#242F72 #724024 #567224

monochromatic

#070A17 #151C43 #242F72 #3342A1 #4A5CC6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.18

#242F72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#242F72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242F72

12.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242F72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242F72	1.00	12.18	1.72	12.18
#FFFFFF	12.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003974

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003271

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003F4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242f72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 47, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.8% 0.116 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69679b',
    500: '#242f72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242f72;
$custom-light: #69679b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242f72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.538,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33826,
    "c": 0.11554,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242F72

secondary

#A5984D

accent

#C74CDB

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBEBF2

border

#C6C6CC

text

#07060E

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #242F72

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

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