Colour

#24212F

#24212F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#24212F is a blue with RGB values 36, 33, 47 and HSL 253°, 18%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#24212F

RGBrgb(36, 33, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1294, 0.1843

RGB percentages14.1%, 12.9%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(252.9, 17.5%, 15.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 29.8%, 18.4%)

CMYK23.4%, 29.8%, 0%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,367,791

CSS custom property--colour: #24212F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness35.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.75:1

Contrast with white15.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#DBDED0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1E2330no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#1E232Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#222326no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.9 Dim grey · ΔE 32.4 Slate grey · ΔE 39.9 Gray · ΔE 41.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 42.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2C2F21

Analogous#21252F, #2B212F

Triadic#2F2421, #212F24

Split complementary#2F2B21, #252F21

Tetradic#2F2125, #2C2F21, #212F2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#837AA2

Lighter +30%#696089

Lighter +20%#524B6B

Lighter +10%#3B364D

Darker −10%#0D0C11

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1E1739

Less saturated −25%#282828

Channel breakdown

R36

G33

B47

Red36 (14.1%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue252.86°

Saturation (HSL)17.5%

Lightness15.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 21 · B 2F

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