#2824B0#2824B0

#2824B0 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.209 H 272.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2824B0
RGB	rgb(40, 36, 176)
HSL	hsl(242, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(242, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 79.5%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.29, 48.43, -72.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.29, 86.86, 303.89°)
OKLab	oklab(38.56% 0.0074 -0.2087)
OKLCH	oklch(38.56% 0.209 272)
XYZ	xyz(9.3398, 4.8464, 41.5091)
Luminance	0.0485 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2824B0 #ACB024

analogous

#2466B0 #2824B0 #6E24B0

triadic

#2824B0 #B02824 #24B028

tetradic

#2824B0 #B02466 #ACB024 #24B06E

square

#2824B0 #B02466 #ACB024 #24B06E

split-complementary

#2824B0 #B06E24 #66B024

monochromatic

#110F4A #1C1A7D #2824B0 #3F3AD7 #716DE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.66

#2824B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.97

#2824B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2824B0

10.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2824B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2824B0	1.00	10.66	1.97	10.66
#FFFFFF	10.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0045B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0037AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004F6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2824b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 36, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.209 272.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a62c9',
    500: '#2824b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2824b0;
$custom-light: #7a62c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2824b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.714,
    "s": 66.038,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38564,
    "c": 0.20881,
    "h": 272
  },
  "luminance": 0.04847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2824B0

secondary

#C5C868

accent

#E93FE4

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0513

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2824B0

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

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