Recognised as Colour

#242ABB

#242ABB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#242ABB is a blue with RGB values 36, 42, 187 and HSL 238°, 68%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#242ABB#242ABB

HEX#242ABB

RGBrgb(36, 42, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1647, 0.7333

RGB percentages14.1%, 16.5%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(237.6, 67.7%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237.6, 80.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK80.7%, 77.5%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,370,235

CSS custom property--colour: #242ABB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.89:1

Contrast with white9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#DBD544

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004BBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#003BB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Tritanopia#005672no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 15.2 Navy · ΔE 18.7 Indigo · ΔE 23.4 Medium blue · ΔE 25 Blue violet · ΔE 25.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 15.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBB524

Analogous#2476BB, #6924BB

Triadic#BB242A, #2ABB24

Split complementary#BB6924, #76BB24

Tetradic#BB2476, #BBB524, #24BB69

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9BCF2

Lighter +30%#8F92E9

Lighter +20%#6469E1

Lighter +10%#393FD9

Darker −10%#1C2090

Darker −20%#141765

Darker −30%#0B0D3B

Darker −40%#030410

More saturated +25%#0810D7

Less saturated −25%#40449F

Channel breakdown

R36

G42

B187

Red36 (14.1%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue237.62°

Saturation (HSL)67.71%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 2A · B BB

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Colour values

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