Colour

#242A39

#242A39
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#242A39 is a blue with RGB values 36, 42, 57 and HSL 223°, 23%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#242A39#242A39

HEX#242A39

RGBrgb(36, 42, 57)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1647, 0.2235

RGB percentages14.1%, 16.5%, 22.4%

HSLhsl(222.9, 22.6%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 36.8%, 22.4%)

CMYK36.8%, 26.3%, 0%, 77.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,370,105

CSS custom property--colour: #242A39;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02326WCAG 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 14.33:1

Contrast with white14.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#DBD5C6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#252B3Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#232939no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#1E2D2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Dim grey · ΔE 29.3 Slate grey · ΔE 35.9 Gray · ΔE 38 Light slate grey · ΔE 39

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#393324

Analogous#243439, #292439

Triadic#39242A, #2A3924

Split complementary#392924, #343924

Tetradic#392435, #393324, #243929

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7C8AAD

Lighter +30%#5F6F97

Lighter +20%#4B5878

Lighter +10%#384158

Darker −10%#10131A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#182545

Less saturated −25%#2F2F2F

Channel breakdown

R36

G42

B57

Red36 (14.1%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue57 (22.4%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)22.58%

Lightness18.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 2A · B 39

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