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Colour

#242C99

  • #242C99
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#242C99 is a blue with RGB values 36, 44, 153 and HSL 236°, 62%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#242C99#242C99
HEX#242C99
RGBrgb(36, 44, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1725, 0.6
RGB percentages14.1%, 17.3%, 60%
HSLhsl(235.9, 61.9%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.9, 76.5%, 60%)
CMYK76.5%, 71.2%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,370,713
CSS custom property--colour: #242C99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.08:1
Contrast with white11.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#DBD366

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00419Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#003697no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#004A5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 14.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.6Navy · ΔE 17.6Indigo · ΔE 17.9Dark blue · ΔE 20Slate blue · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#999124
Analogous#246699, #572499
Triadic#99242C, #2C9924
Split complementary#995724, #669924
Tetradic#992466, #999124, #249957

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0A5E9
Lighter +30%#777EDF
Lighter +20%#4E57D5
Lighter +10%#2E38C2
Darker −10%#1A2070
Darker −20%#111446
Darker −30%#07081D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0C18B1
Less saturated −25%#3C4081

Channel breakdown

R36
G44
B153
Red36 (14.1%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue235.9°
Saturation (HSL)61.9%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 2C · B 99

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