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Recognised as Colour

#242A52

  • #242A52
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#242A52 is a blue with RGB values 36, 42, 82 and HSL 232°, 39%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#242A52#242A52
HEX#242A52
RGBrgb(36, 42, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1647, 0.3216
RGB percentages14.1%, 16.5%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(232.2, 39%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.2, 56.1%, 32.2%)
CMYK56.1%, 48.8%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,370,130
CSS custom property--colour: #242A52;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.74:1
Contrast with white13.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#DBD5AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#192F54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#142B51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#10333Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.9Midnight blue · ΔE 32.3Black · ΔE 33.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.5Steel blue · ΔE 37.6Dim grey · ΔE 37.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#524C24
Analogous#244152, #352452
Triadic#52242A, #2A5224
Split complementary#523524, #415224
Tetradic#522441, #524C24, #245235

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7C86C6
Lighter +30%#5965B6
Lighter +20%#434E99
Lighter +10%#343C75
Darker −10%#14182F
Darker −20%#05060B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#151F61
Less saturated −25%#333543

Channel breakdown

R36
G42
B82
Red36 (14.1%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue232.17°
Saturation (HSL)38.98%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 2A · B 52

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