#243496#243496

#243496 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.160 H 269.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#243496
RGB	rgb(36, 52, 150)
HSL	hsl(232, 61%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(232, 76%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76%, 65.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.83, 29.47, -55.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.83, 62.81, 297.98°)
OKLab	oklab(38.09% -0.0009 -0.1604)
OKLCH	oklch(38.09% 0.16 269.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.4587, 5.0323, 29.4265)
Luminance	0.0503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#243496 #968624

analogous

#246D96 #243496 #4D2496

triadic

#243496 #962434 #349624

tetradic

#243496 #96246D #968624 #24964D

square

#243496 #96246D #968624 #24964D

split-complementary

#243496 #964D24 #6D9624

monochromatic

#0C1233 #182365 #243496 #3045C7 #5C6ED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.47

#243496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#243496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #243496

10.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##243496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##243496	1.00	10.47	2.01	10.47
#FFFFFF	10.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004599

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004E60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #243496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 52, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.160 269.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#716bb6',
    500: '#243496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #243496;
$custom-light: #716bb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#243496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.579,
    "s": 61.29,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38086,
    "c": 0.16038,
    "h": 269.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05033
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#243496

secondary

#BDAF59

accent

#CE43E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #243496

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

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