#244C8C#244C8C

#244C8C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.116 H 259.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#244C8C
RGB	rgb(36, 76, 140)
HSL	hsl(217, 59%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(217, 74%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 45.7%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.78, 9.26, -39.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.78, 40.75, 283.14°)
OKLab	oklab(42.34% -0.0212 -0.1136)
OKLCH	oklch(42.34% 0.116 259.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.0439, 7.4365, 25.8173)
Luminance	0.0744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#244C8C #8C6424

analogous

#24808C #244C8C #30248C

triadic

#244C8C #8C244C #4C8C24

tetradic

#244C8C #8C2480 #8C6424 #248C30

square

#244C8C #8C2480 #8C6424 #248C30

split-complementary

#244C8C #8C3024 #808C24

monochromatic

#0B172B #17325B #244C8C #3166BD #5787D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#244C8C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#244C8C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #244C8C

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##244C8C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##244C8C	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C528E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#18498B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #244c8c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 76, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.116 259.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d7dae',
    500: '#244c8c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #244c8c;
$custom-light: #6d7dae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#244c8c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.923,
    "s": 59.091,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42336,
    "c": 0.11557,
    "h": 259.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#244C8C

secondary

#B89154

accent

#A646E2

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #244C8C

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

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