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Colour

#242F64

  • #242F64
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#242F64 is a blue with RGB values 36, 47, 100 and HSL 230°, 47%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#242F64#242F64
HEX#242F64
RGBrgb(36, 47, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1843, 0.3922
RGB percentages14.1%, 18.4%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(229.7, 47.1%, 26.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.7, 64%, 39.2%)
CMYK64%, 53%, 0%, 60.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,371,428
CSS custom property--colour: #242F64;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.61:1
Contrast with white12.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#DBD09B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#133666no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#063063no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#003B44no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.1Midnight blue · ΔE 25.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.5Steel blue · ΔE 35.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.9Slate blue · ΔE 41.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#645924
Analogous#244F64, #392464
Triadic#64242F, #2F6424
Split complementary#643924, #4F6424
Tetradic#64244F, #645924, #246439

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8290D2
Lighter +30%#5D6EC5
Lighter +20%#3F52AF
Lighter +10%#32418A
Darker −10%#171D3F
Darker −20%#090C19
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#132475
Less saturated −25%#353A53

Channel breakdown

R36
G47
B100
Red36 (14.1%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue229.69°
Saturation (HSL)47.06%
Lightness26.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 2F · B 64

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