#242FAD#242FAD

#242FAD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.196 H 269.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242FAD
RGB	rgb(36, 47, 173)
HSL	hsl(235, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(235, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 72.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.91, 41.00, -67.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.91, 79.09, 301.23°)
OKLab	oklab(39.55% -0.0005 -0.1959)
OKLCH	oklch(39.55% 0.196 269.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.2843, 5.4242, 40.0847)
Luminance	0.0542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242FAD #ADA224

analogous

#2473AD #242FAD #5D24AD

triadic

#242FAD #AD242F #2FAD24

tetradic

#242FAD #AD2473 #ADA224 #24AD5D

square

#242FAD #AD2473 #ADA224 #24AD5D

split-complementary

#242FAD #AD5D24 #73AD24

monochromatic

#0F1348 #19217A #242FAD #3945D6 #6B75E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.07

#242FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#242FAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242FAD

10.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242FAD	1.00	10.07	2.09	10.07
#FFFFFF	10.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003BAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00536B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 47, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.196 269.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7768c7',
    500: '#242fad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242fad;
$custom-light: #7768c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.182,
    "s": 65.55,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39554,
    "c": 0.19589,
    "h": 269.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242FAD

secondary

#C6BF66

accent

#DB3FE9

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0A0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #242FAD

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

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