Colour

#242C4D

#242C4D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#242C4D is a blue with RGB values 36, 44, 77 and HSL 228°, 36%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#242C4D

RGBrgb(36, 44, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1725, 0.302

RGB percentages14.1%, 17.3%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(228.3, 36.3%, 22.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.3, 53.2%, 30.2%)

CMYK53.2%, 42.9%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,370,637

CSS custom property--colour: #242C4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness46.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.61:1

Contrast with white13.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#DBD3B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F304Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#1B2C4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#143338no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.8 Black · ΔE 29.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.4 Dim grey · ΔE 34.2 Slate grey · ΔE 36.9 Steel blue · ΔE 37

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 28.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D4524

Analogous#24414D, #30244D

Triadic#4D242C, #2C4D24

Split complementary#4D3024, #414D24

Tetradic#4D2441, #4D4524, #244D30

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7B89C2

Lighter +30%#596AB1

Lighter +20%#445493

Lighter +10%#344070

Darker −10%#14182A

Darker −20%#040407

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#16235B

Less saturated −25%#32353F

Channel breakdown

R36

G44

B77

Red36 (14.1%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue228.29°

Saturation (HSL)36.28%

Lightness22.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 2C · B 4D

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Colour values

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