#244E8D#244E8D
#244E8D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.115 H 258.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #244E8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 78, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 59%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 74%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.5%, 44.7%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.45, 8.31, -39.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.45, 40.10, 281.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.87% -0.0229 -0.1122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.87% 0.115 258.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2579, 7.7460, 26.2541) |
| Luminance | 0.0775 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 1.81
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.08
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 3.27
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 4.38
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.41
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#244E8D #8D6324
analogous
#24838D #244E8D #2F248D
triadic
#244E8D #8D244E #4E8D24
tetradic
#244E8D #8D2483 #8D6324 #248D2F
square
#244E8D #8D2483 #8D6324 #248D2F
split-complementary
#244E8D #8D2F24 #838D24
monochromatic
#0B182B #18335C #244E8D #3069BE #5789D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.24
#244E8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.55
#244E8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #244E8D
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##244E8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##244E8D | 1.00 | 8.24 | 2.55 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2F548F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1C4A8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005D66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #244e8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 78, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.115 258.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6d7faf',
500: '#244e8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #244e8d; $custom-light: #6d7faf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#244e8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 78,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216,
"s": 59.322,
"l": 34.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42872,
"c": 0.11454,
"h": 258.5
},
"luminance": 0.07747
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#244E8D
secondary
#B89054
accent
#A445E3
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEEF4
border
#C8C9CE
text
#080A10
muted
#7B7C7F