#242FBC#242FBC

#242FBC is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.214 H 269.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242FBC
RGB	rgb(36, 47, 188)
HSL	hsl(236, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(236, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.9%, 75%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.51, 46.16, -73.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.51, 87.15, 301.98°)
OKLab	oklab(41.17% -0.0026 -0.2142)
OKLCH	oklch(41.17% 0.214 269.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.8181, 6.0377, 48.1624)
Luminance	0.0604 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#242FBC #BCB124

analogous

#247BBC #242FBC #6524BC

triadic

#242FBC #BC242F #2FBC24

tetradic

#242FBC #BC247B #BCB124 #24BC65

square

#242FBC #BC247B #BCB124 #24BC65

split-complementary

#242FBC #BC6524 #7BBC24

monochromatic

#101555 #1A2289 #242FBC #424DDB #767EE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.51

#242FBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#242FBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242FBC

9.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242FBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242FBC	1.00	9.51	2.21	9.51
#FFFFFF	9.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005973

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242fbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 47, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.214 269.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b69d2',
    500: '#242fbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #242fbc;
$custom-light: #7b69d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242fbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.658,
    "s": 67.857,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41166,
    "c": 0.2142,
    "h": 269.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242FBC

secondary

#CCC570

accent

#DE3DEB

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#EFEBFA

border

#CAC6D3

text

#0B0614

muted

#7C7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #242FBC

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

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