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Recognised as Colour

#242ADF

  • #242ADF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#242ADF is a blue with RGB values 36, 42, 223 and HSL 238°, 75%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#242ADF#242ADF
HEX#242ADF
RGBrgb(36, 42, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1647, 0.8745
RGB percentages14.1%, 16.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(238.1, 74.5%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.1, 83.9%, 87.5%)
CMYK83.9%, 81.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,370,271
CSS custom property--colour: #242ADF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.5:1
Contrast with white8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#DBD520

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#006587no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.8Blue violet · ΔE 19.9Dark violet · ΔE 25.9Blue · ΔE 26.9Dark blue · ΔE 28.8Dark orchid · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFD924
Analogous#2488DF, #7B24DF
Triadic#DF242A, #2ADF24
Split complementary#DF7B24, #88DF24
Tetradic#DF2488, #DFD924, #24DF7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6D7F9
Lighter +30%#A9ACF3
Lighter +20%#7D81EC
Lighter +10%#5055E6
Darker −10%#1B1FB5
Darker −20%#141889
Darker −30%#0E105C
Darker −40%#070830
More saturated +25%#050DFE
Less saturated −25%#4347C0

Channel breakdown

R36
G42
B223
Red36 (14.1%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue238.07°
Saturation (HSL)74.5%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 2A · B DF

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