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Recognised as Colour

#241A55

  • #241A55
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#241A55 is a blue with RGB values 36, 26, 85 and HSL 250°, 53%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#241A55#241A55
HEX#241A55
RGBrgb(36, 26, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.102, 0.3333
RGB percentages14.1%, 10.2%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(250.2, 53.2%, 21.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.2, 69.4%, 33.3%)
CMYK57.6%, 69.4%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,366,037
CSS custom property--colour: #241A55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.51:1
Contrast with white15.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#DBE5AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002657no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#002254no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#102834no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 17.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.2Indigo · ΔE 35Navy · ΔE 39.1Purple · ΔE 39.3
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 17.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B551A
Analogous#1A2E55, #411A55
Triadic#55241A, #1A5524
Split complementary#55421A, #2E551A
Tetradic#551A2E, #4B551A, #1A5542

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7B6AD1
Lighter +30%#5943C5
Lighter +20%#4532A3
Lighter +10%#35267C
Darker −10%#130E2E
Darker −20%#030207
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B0C63
Less saturated −25%#2D2847

Channel breakdown

R36
G26
B85
Red36 (14.1%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue250.17°
Saturation (HSL)53.15%
Lightness21.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 1A · B 55

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