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Recognised as Colour

#241C5B

  • #241C5B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#241C5B is a blue with RGB values 36, 28, 91 and HSL 248°, 53%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#241C5B#241C5B
HEX#241C5B
RGBrgb(36, 28, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1098, 0.3569
RGB percentages14.1%, 11%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(247.6, 52.9%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.6, 69.2%, 35.7%)
CMYK60.4%, 69.2%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,366,555
CSS custom property--colour: #241C5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.08:1
Contrast with white15.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#DBE3A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00285Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#00245Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#082C38no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 15.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.1Indigo · ΔE 33Navy · ΔE 36.8Purple · ΔE 38.1
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 15.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#535B1C
Analogous#1C345B, #431C5B
Triadic#5B241C, #1C5B24
Split complementary#5B431C, #345B1C
Tetradic#5B1C34, #535B1C, #1C5B43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7D70D3
Lighter +30%#5949C7
Lighter +20%#4334A9
Lighter +10%#332882
Darker −10%#151034
Darker −20%#05040D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#190D6A
Less saturated −25%#2F2B4C

Channel breakdown

R36
G28
B91
Red36 (14.1%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue247.62°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 1C · B 5B

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