#243498#243498

#243498 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.163 H 269.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#243498
RGB	rgb(36, 52, 152)
HSL	hsl(232, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(232, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.3%, 65.8%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.01, 30.22, -56.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.01, 63.98, 298.19°)
OKLab	oklab(38.28% -0.001 -0.1631)
OKLCH	oklch(38.28% 0.163 269.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.6211, 5.0972, 30.2819)
Luminance	0.0510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#243498 #988824

analogous

#246E98 #243498 #4E2498

triadic

#243498 #982434 #349824

tetradic

#243498 #98246E #988824 #24984E

square

#243498 #98246E #988824 #24984E

split-complementary

#243498 #984E24 #6E9824

monochromatic

#0D1235 #182367 #243498 #3045C9 #5E6FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.40

#243498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#243498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #243498

10.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##243498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##243498	1.00	10.40	2.02	10.40
#FFFFFF	10.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00459B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004E61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #243498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 52, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.163 269.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#726bb7',
    500: '#243498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #243498;
$custom-light: #726bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#243498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.724,
    "s": 61.702,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38277,
    "c": 0.16308,
    "h": 269.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#243498

secondary

#BEB05A

accent

#CE43E5

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #243498

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

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