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Colour

#24248E

  • #24248E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#24248E is a blue with RGB values 36, 36, 142 and HSL 240°, 60%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#24248E#24248E
HEX#24248E
RGBrgb(36, 36, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1412, 0.5569
RGB percentages14.1%, 14.1%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(240, 59.6%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 74.6%, 55.7%)
CMYK74.6%, 74.6%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,368,654
CSS custom property--colour: #24248E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.22:1
Contrast with white12.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#DBDB71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003A91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#00308Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#004257no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 11.7Navy · ΔE 15.7Indigo · ΔE 15.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.4Dark blue · ΔE 18.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E8E24
Analogous#24598E, #59248E
Triadic#8E2424, #248E24
Split complementary#8E5924, #598E24
Tetradic#8E2459, #8E8E24, #248E59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9999E5
Lighter +30%#7070DB
Lighter +20%#4848D0
Lighter +10%#2E2EB7
Darker −10%#1A1A65
Darker −20%#0F0F3D
Darker −30%#050514
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0E0EA4
Less saturated −25%#3A3A78

Channel breakdown

R36
G36
B142
Red36 (14.1%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)59.55%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 24 · B 8E

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