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Recognised as Colour

#24185E

  • #24185E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#24185E is a blue with RGB values 36, 24, 94 and HSL 250°, 59%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#24185E#24185E
HEX#24185E
RGBrgb(36, 24, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.0941, 0.3686
RGB percentages14.1%, 9.4%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(250.3, 59.3%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.3, 74.5%, 36.9%)
CMYK61.7%, 74.5%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,365,534
CSS custom property--colour: #24185E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.36:1
Contrast with white15.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#DBE7A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002760no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#00225Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#052A39no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.1Indigo · ΔE 28.4Navy · ΔE 32.1Purple · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#525E18
Analogous#182F5E, #47185E
Triadic#5E2418, #185E24
Split complementary#5E4718, #2F5E18
Tetradic#5E182F, #525E18, #185E47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7C69D9
Lighter +30%#5941CE
Lighter +20%#432DAF
Lighter +10%#342287
Darker −10%#140E35
Darker −20%#05030D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A096D
Less saturated −25%#2E274F

Channel breakdown

R36
G24
B94
Red36 (14.1%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue250.29°
Saturation (HSL)59.32%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 18 · B 5E

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