#244B8D#244B8D

#244B8D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.118 H 260.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#244B8D
RGB	rgb(36, 75, 141)
HSL	hsl(218, 59%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(218, 74%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 46.8%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.55, 10.33, -40.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.55, 41.96, 284.25°)
OKLab	oklab(42.18% -0.02 -0.1165)
OKLCH	oklch(42.18% 0.118 260.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.0496, 7.3294, 26.1846)
Luminance	0.0733 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#244B8D #8D6624

analogous

#24808D #244B8D #31248D

triadic

#244B8D #8D244B #4B8D24

tetradic

#244B8D #8D2480 #8D6624 #248D31

square

#244B8D #8D2480 #8D6624 #248D31

split-complementary

#244B8D #8D3124 #808D24

monochromatic

#0B172B #18315C #244B8D #3065BE #5786D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.52

#244B8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#244B8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #244B8D

8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##244B8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##244B8D	1.00	8.52	2.47	8.52
#FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#29528F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#13488C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #244b8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 75, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.118 260.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d7caf',
    500: '#244b8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #244b8d;
$custom-light: #6d7caf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#244b8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.714,
    "s": 59.322,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42176,
    "c": 0.11825,
    "h": 260.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#244B8D

secondary

#B89354

accent

#A845E3

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #244B8D

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

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