#242FBD#242FBD

#242FBD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.215 H 269.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#242FBD
RGB	rgb(36, 47, 189)
HSL	hsl(236, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(236, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 75.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.62, 46.50, -74.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.62, 87.68, 302.03°)
OKLab	oklab(41.28% -0.0027 -0.2154)
OKLCH	oklch(41.28% 0.215 269.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.9262, 6.0809, 48.7321)
Luminance	0.0608 (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

#242FBD #BDB224

analogous

#247CBD #242FBD #6624BD

triadic

#242FBD #BD242F #2FBD24

tetradic

#242FBD #BD247C #BDB224 #24BD66

square

#242FBD #BD247C #BDB224 #24BD66

split-complementary

#242FBD #BD6624 #7CBD24

monochromatic

#101556 #1A228A #242FBD #434EDB #767EE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.47

#242FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#242FBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #242FBD

9.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##242FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##242FBD	1.00	9.47	2.22	9.47
#FFFFFF	9.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005974

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #242fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 47, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.215 269.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#242fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.686,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41275,
    "c": 0.21539,
    "h": 269.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#242FBD

secondary

#CCC670

accent

#DE3DEB

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0B0614

muted

#7C7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #242FBD

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

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