Colour

#243E6A

#243E6A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#243E6A is a blue with RGB values 36, 62, 106 and HSL 218°, 49%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#243E6A

RGBrgb(36, 62, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.2431, 0.4157

RGB percentages14.1%, 24.3%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(217.7, 49.3%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.7, 66%, 41.6%)

CMYK66%, 41.5%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,375,274

CSS custom property--colour: #243E6A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness62.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.65:1

Contrast with white10.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#DBC195

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B426Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#213B69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#00484Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.9 Steel blue · ΔE 28.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.7 Slate grey · ΔE 33 Dim grey · ΔE 34.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 35.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6A5024

Analogous#24616A, #2D246A

Triadic#6A243E, #3E6A24

Split complementary#6A2D24, #616A24

Tetradic#6A2461, #6A5024, #246A2D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#85A3D5

Lighter +30%#5F86C8

Lighter +20%#3E6BB6

Lighter +10%#315490

Darker −10%#172844

Darker −20%#0A111E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#12397C

Less saturated −25%#364358

Channel breakdown

R36

G62

B106

Red36 (14.1%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue217.71°

Saturation (HSL)49.3%

Lightness27.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 3E · B 6A

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