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Recognised as Colour

#242D50

  • #242D50
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#242D50 is a blue with RGB values 36, 45, 80 and HSL 228°, 38%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#242D50#242D50
HEX#242D50
RGBrgb(36, 45, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1765, 0.3137
RGB percentages14.1%, 17.6%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(227.7, 37.9%, 22.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.7, 55%, 31.4%)
CMYK55%, 43.7%, 0%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,370,896
CSS custom property--colour: #242D50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.41:1
Contrast with white13.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#DBD2AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F3151no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B2D4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#11343Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.6Black · ΔE 30.8Dim grey · ΔE 34.7Midnight blue · ΔE 36.3Steel blue · ΔE 36.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 29.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#504724
Analogous#244350, #312450
Triadic#50242D, #2D5024
Split complementary#503124, #435024
Tetradic#502443, #504724, #245031

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7C8BC4
Lighter +30%#596BB4
Lighter +20%#445596
Lighter +10%#344173
Darker −10%#14192D
Darker −20%#04050A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#16245F
Less saturated −25%#333642

Channel breakdown

R36
G45
B80
Red36 (14.1%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue227.73°
Saturation (HSL)37.93%
Lightness22.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 2D · B 50

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