Colour

#242C49

#242C49
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#242C49 is a blue with RGB values 36, 44, 73 and HSL 227°, 34%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#242C49#242C49

HEX#242C49

RGBrgb(36, 44, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1725, 0.2863

RGB percentages14.1%, 17.3%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(227, 33.9%, 21.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227, 50.7%, 28.6%)

CMYK50.7%, 39.7%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,370,633

CSS custom property--colour: #242C49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness46.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.71:1

Contrast with white13.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#DBD3B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#212F4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#1E2C48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#173237no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.5 Black · ΔE 27.3 Dim grey · ΔE 32.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 33 Slate grey · ΔE 36.2 Steel blue · ΔE 37.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 26.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#494124

Analogous#243E49, #2F2449

Triadic#49242C, #2C4924

Split complementary#492F24, #3F4924

Tetradic#49243E, #494124, #24492F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7B8ABE

Lighter +30%#596BAD

Lighter +20%#46558D

Lighter +10%#35416B

Darker −10%#131727

Darker −20%#020305

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#162457

Less saturated −25%#32343B

Channel breakdown

R36

G44

B73

Red36 (14.1%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue227.03°

Saturation (HSL)33.94%

Lightness21.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 2C · B 49

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