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Recognised as Colour

#24326B

  • #24326B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#24326B is a blue with RGB values 36, 50, 107 and HSL 228°, 50%, 28%. 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

#24326B#24326B
HEX#24326B
RGBrgb(36, 50, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1961, 0.4196
RGB percentages14.1%, 19.6%, 42%
HSLhsl(228.2, 49.7%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.2, 66.4%, 42%)
CMYK66.4%, 53.3%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,372,203
CSS custom property--colour: #24326B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.04:1
Contrast with white12.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#DBCD94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#123A6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#01336Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#003F49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.9Midnight blue · ΔE 23.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.7Steel blue · ΔE 35.1Slate blue · ΔE 38.7Royal blue · ΔE 41
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B5D24
Analogous#24566B, #39246B
Triadic#6B2432, #326B24
Split complementary#6B3924, #566B24
Tetradic#6B2456, #6B5D24, #246B39

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8595D6
Lighter +30%#5F74C9
Lighter +20%#3E56B7
Lighter +10%#314491
Darker −10%#172045
Darker −20%#0A0E1F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#12277D
Less saturated −25%#363D59

Channel breakdown

R36
G50
B107
Red36 (14.1%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue228.17°
Saturation (HSL)49.65%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 32 · B 6B

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