Colour

#242A36

#242A36
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#242A36 is a blue with RGB values 36, 42, 54 and HSL 220°, 20%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#242A36#242A36

HEX#242A36

RGBrgb(36, 42, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1647, 0.2118

RGB percentages14.1%, 16.5%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(220, 20%, 17.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 33.3%, 21.2%)

CMYK33.3%, 22.2%, 0%, 78.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,370,102

CSS custom property--colour: #242A36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.39:1

Contrast with white14.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#DBD5C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#262B37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#242936no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#1F2C2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.6 Dim grey · ΔE 28.8 Slate grey · ΔE 36 Gray · ΔE 37.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 39.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#363024

Analogous#243336, #272436

Triadic#36242A, #2A3624

Split complementary#362724, #333624

Tetradic#362433, #363024, #243627

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7D8CA9

Lighter +30%#617192

Lighter +20%#4D5A73

Lighter +10%#384255

Darker −10%#101217

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#192641

Less saturated −25%#2D2D2D

Channel breakdown

R36

G42

B54

Red36 (14.1%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness17.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 2A · B 36

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