Recognised as Colour

#242B49

#242B49
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#242B49 is a blue with RGB values 36, 43, 73 and HSL 229°, 34%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#242B49

RGBrgb(36, 43, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1686, 0.2863

RGB percentages14.1%, 16.9%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(228.6, 33.9%, 21.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.6, 50.7%, 28.6%)

CMYK50.7%, 41.1%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,370,377

CSS custom property--colour: #242B49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness45.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.85:1

Contrast with white13.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#DBD4B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#202E4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#1D2B48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#173136no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.4 Black · ΔE 27.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.3 Dim grey · ΔE 33.3 Slate grey · ΔE 36.7 Steel blue · ΔE 37.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 27.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#494224

Analogous#243D49, #2F2449

Triadic#49242B, #2B4924

Split complementary#492F24, #3E4924

Tetradic#49243E, #494224, #244930

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7B88BE

Lighter +30%#5969AD

Lighter +20%#46538D

Lighter +10%#353F6B

Darker −10%#131727

Darker −20%#020305

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#162357

Less saturated −25%#32333B

Channel breakdown

R36

G43

B73

Red36 (14.1%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue228.65°

Saturation (HSL)33.94%

Lightness21.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 2B · B 49

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