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Colour

#242B6C

  • #242B6C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#242B6C is a blue with RGB values 36, 43, 108 and HSL 234°, 50%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#242B6C#242B6C
HEX#242B6C
RGBrgb(36, 43, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1686, 0.4235
RGB percentages14.1%, 16.9%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(234.2, 50%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.2, 66.7%, 42.4%)
CMYK66.7%, 60.2%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,370,412
CSS custom property--colour: #242B6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.83:1
Contrast with white12.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#DBD493

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00356Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#002F6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#003B47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.3Midnight blue · ΔE 16.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.5Slate blue · ΔE 35.1Indigo · ΔE 35.1Royal blue · ΔE 38.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C6524
Analogous#244F6C, #41246C
Triadic#6C242B, #2B6C24
Split complementary#6C4124, #4F6C24
Tetradic#6C244F, #6C6524, #246C41

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#868DD7
Lighter +30%#5F6ACA
Lighter +20%#3E49B9
Lighter +10%#313A92
Darker −10%#171C46
Darker −20%#0A0D1F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#121D7E
Less saturated −25%#363A5A

Channel breakdown

R36
G43
B108
Red36 (14.1%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue234.17°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 2B · B 6C

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