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Recognised as Colour

#24417C

  • #24417C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#24417C is a blue with RGB values 36, 65, 124 and HSL 220°, 55%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#24417C#24417C
HEX#24417C
RGBrgb(36, 65, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.2549, 0.4863
RGB percentages14.1%, 25.5%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(220.2, 55%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 71%, 48.6%)
CMYK71%, 47.6%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,376,060
CSS custom property--colour: #24417C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.9:1
Contrast with white9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#DBBE83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#23477Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#123F7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#004F58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.7Midnight blue · ΔE 27.8Steel blue · ΔE 28.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 35.8Slate blue · ΔE 37.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C5F24
Analogous#246D7C, #33247C
Triadic#7C2441, #417C24
Split complementary#7C3324, #6D7C24
Tetradic#7C246D, #7C5F24, #247C33

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8EA8DE
Lighter +30%#668AD3
Lighter +20%#3F6CC7
Lighter +10%#2F56A4
Darker −10%#192C54
Darker −20%#0D182D
Darker −30%#020305
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#103A90
Less saturated −25%#384868

Channel breakdown

R36
G65
B124
Red36 (14.1%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue220.23°
Saturation (HSL)55%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 41 · B 7C

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