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Colour

#24177E

  • #24177E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#24177E is a blue with RGB values 36, 23, 126 and HSL 248°, 69%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#24177E#24177E
HEX#24177E
RGBrgb(36, 23, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.0902, 0.4941
RGB percentages14.1%, 9%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(247.6, 69.1%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.6, 81.7%, 49.4%)
CMYK71.4%, 81.7%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,365,310
CSS custom property--colour: #24177E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.01:1
Contrast with white14.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#DBE881

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003081no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#00277Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00364Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 9.2Indigo · ΔE 13.4Navy · ΔE 13.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.5Dark blue · ΔE 18.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 9.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#717E17
Analogous#173E7E, #58177E
Triadic#7E2417, #177E24
Split complementary#7E5817, #3D7E17
Tetradic#7E173D, #717E17, #177E58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#887AE7
Lighter +30%#614FDF
Lighter +20%#3D27D4
Lighter +10%#301FA9
Darker −10%#180F53
Darker −20%#0B0728
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#160491
Less saturated −25%#322A6B

Channel breakdown

R36
G23
B126
Red36 (14.1%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue247.57°
Saturation (HSL)69.13%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 17 · B 7E

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