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Colour

#242B96

  • #242B96
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#242B96 is a blue with RGB values 36, 43, 150 and HSL 236°, 61%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#242B96#242B96
HEX#242B96
RGBrgb(36, 43, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1686, 0.5882
RGB percentages14.1%, 16.9%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(236.3, 61.3%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.3, 76%, 58.8%)
CMYK76%, 71.3%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,370,454
CSS custom property--colour: #242B96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.28:1
Contrast with white11.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#DBD469

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004099no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003594no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00495Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 13.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.3Navy · ΔE 17.8Indigo · ΔE 17.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.3Dark blue · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#968F24
Analogous#246496, #562496
Triadic#96242B, #2B9624
Split complementary#965624, #649624
Tetradic#962464, #968F24, #249656

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9EA3E8
Lighter +30%#757CDE
Lighter +20%#4C54D4
Lighter +10%#2E37BF
Darker −10%#1A1F6D
Darker −20%#101344
Darker −30%#06081B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0D17AD
Less saturated −25%#3B3F7F

Channel breakdown

R36
G43
B150
Red36 (14.1%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue236.32°
Saturation (HSL)61.29%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 2B · B 96

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