Recognised as Colour

#242BFF

#242BFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#242BFF is a blue with RGB values 36, 43, 255 and HSL 238°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#242BFF#242BFF

HEX#242BFF

RGBrgb(36, 43, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1686, 1

RGB percentages14.1%, 16.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(238.1, 100%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.1, 85.9%, 100%)

CMYK85.9%, 83.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,370,559

CSS custom property--colour: #242BFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.33:1

Contrast with white7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#DBD400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#004AFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#007299no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 13.3 Medium blue · ΔE 14.9 Blue violet · ΔE 26.5 Dark violet · ΔE 31.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 41.3 Dark blue · ΔE 42.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 13.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFF824

Analogous#2499FF, #8A24FF

Triadic#FF242B, #2BFF24

Split complementary#FF8A24, #99FF24

Tetradic#FF2499, #FFF824, #24FF8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0F0FF

Lighter +30%#BDBFFF

Lighter +20%#8A8EFF

Lighter +10%#575CFF

Darker −10%#0008F0

Darker −20%#0006BD

Darker −30%#00048A

Darker −40%#000357

More saturated +25%#242BFF

Less saturated −25%#3F45E4

Channel breakdown

R36

G43

B255

Red36 (14.1%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue238.08°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 2B · B FF

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