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Colour

#24272F

  • #24272F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#24272F is a blue with RGB values 36, 39, 47 and HSL 224°, 13%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#24272F#24272F
HEX#24272F
RGBrgb(36, 39, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1529, 0.1843
RGB percentages14.1%, 15.3%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(223.6, 13.3%, 16.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 23.4%, 18.4%)
CMYK23.4%, 17%, 0%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,369,327
CSS custom property--colour: #24272F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness39.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.93:1
Contrast with white14.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#DBD8D0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#25282Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#24272Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#21292Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.1Dim grey · ΔE 29.3Slate grey · ΔE 37.6Gray · ΔE 38.4Light slate grey · ΔE 40.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F2C24
Analogous#242D2F, #27242F
Triadic#2F2427, #272F24
Split complementary#2F2624, #2D2F24
Tetradic#2F242C, #2F2C24, #242F26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#81899E
Lighter +30%#666F86
Lighter +20%#505769
Lighter +10%#3A3F4C
Darker −10%#0E0F12
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A2239
Less saturated −25%#292929

Channel breakdown

R36
G39
B47
Red36 (14.1%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue223.64°
Saturation (HSL)13.25%
Lightness16.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 27 · B 2F

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