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Recognised as Colour

#242C62

  • #242C62
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#242C62 is a blue with RGB values 36, 44, 98 and HSL 232°, 46%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#242C62#242C62
HEX#242C62
RGBrgb(36, 44, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1725, 0.3843
RGB percentages14.1%, 17.3%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(232.3, 46.3%, 26.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.3, 63.3%, 38.4%)
CMYK63.3%, 55.1%, 0%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,370,658
CSS custom property--colour: #242C62;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.03:1
Contrast with white13.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#DBD39D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0D3464no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#012E61no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#003842no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.6Midnight blue · ΔE 23.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.6Steel blue · ΔE 37.5Slate blue · ΔE 40.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 41.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#625A24
Analogous#244B62, #3B2462
Triadic#62242C, #2C6224
Split complementary#623B24, #4B6224
Tetradic#62244B, #625A24, #24623B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#818BD1
Lighter +30%#5C69C3
Lighter +20%#3F4DAD
Lighter +10%#323D87
Darker −10%#161B3D
Darker −20%#090B17
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#132073
Less saturated −25%#353851

Channel breakdown

R36
G44
B98
Red36 (14.1%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue232.26°
Saturation (HSL)46.27%
Lightness26.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 2C · B 62

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