Recognised as Colour
#240DA5
- #240DA5
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#240DA5 is a blue with RGB values 36, 13, 165 and HSL 249°, 85%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#240DA5#240DA5
HEX#240DA5
RGBrgb(36, 13, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.051, 0.6471
RGB percentages14.1%, 5.1%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(249.1, 85.4%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.1, 92.1%, 64.7%)
CMYK78.2%, 92.1%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,362,789
CSS custom property--colour: #240DA5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.53:1
Contrast with white12.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#DBF25A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EA50D
Analogous#0D42A5, #700DA5
Triadic#A5240D, #0DA524
Split complementary#A5700D, #42A50D
Tetradic#A50D42, #8EA50D, #0DA570
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R36
G13
B165
Red36 (14.1%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue249.08°
Saturation (HSL)85.39%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 0D · B A5
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