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Recognised as Colour

#242D7D

  • #242D7D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#242D7D is a blue with RGB values 36, 45, 125 and HSL 234°, 55%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#242D7D#242D7D
HEX#242D7D
RGBrgb(36, 45, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1765, 0.4902
RGB percentages14.1%, 17.6%, 49%
HSLhsl(233.9, 55.3%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.9, 71.2%, 49%)
CMYK71.2%, 64%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,370,941
CSS custom property--colour: #242D7D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.02:1
Contrast with white12.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#DBD282

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003A80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#00327Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#004150no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9.3Midnight blue · ΔE 10.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.8Slate blue · ΔE 27.6Indigo · ΔE 27.9Navy · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7D7424
Analogous#245A7D, #48247D
Triadic#7D242D, #2D7D24
Split complementary#7D4824, #5A7D24
Tetradic#7D2459, #7D7424, #247D48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8E97DF
Lighter +30%#6772D3
Lighter +20%#3F4DC8
Lighter +10%#2F3BA5
Darker −10%#191F55
Darker −20%#0D102E
Darker −30%#020206
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#101D91
Less saturated −25%#383D69

Channel breakdown

R36
G45
B125
Red36 (14.1%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue233.93°
Saturation (HSL)55.28%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 2D · B 7D

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