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Recognised as Colour

#242F86

  • #242F86
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#242F86 is a blue with RGB values 36, 47, 134 and HSL 233°, 58%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#242F86#242F86
HEX#242F86
RGBrgb(36, 47, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1843, 0.5255
RGB percentages14.1%, 18.4%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(233.3, 57.6%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.3, 73.1%, 52.5%)
CMYK73.1%, 64.9%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,371,462
CSS custom property--colour: #242F86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.5:1
Contrast with white11.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#DBD079

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003E89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003584no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#004556no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 9.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.6Slate blue · ΔE 24.4Indigo · ΔE 25.4Navy · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 9.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#867B24
Analogous#246086, #4A2486
Triadic#86242F, #2F8624
Split complementary#864A24, #608624
Tetradic#862460, #867B24, #24864A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#949DE2
Lighter +30%#6C78D7
Lighter +20%#4353CD
Lighter +10%#2F3DAE
Darker −10%#19215E
Darker −20%#0E1336
Darker −30%#04050D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0F1F9B
Less saturated −25%#393F71

Channel breakdown

R36
G47
B134
Red36 (14.1%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue233.27°
Saturation (HSL)57.65%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 2F · B 86

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