#242037

Color #242037

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 19.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#242037

RGB

rgb(36, 32, 55)

HSL

hsl(250.4, 26.4%, 17.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.4, 41.8%, 21.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.5%, 41.8%, 0%, 78.4%)

LAB

lab(13.73, 8.33, -14.31)

LCH

lch(13.73, 16.56, 300.2)

OKLCH

oklch(26%, 0.0428, 291.1)

HWB

hwb(250.4, 12.5%, 78.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#333720

Analogous

#202837

#242037

#302037

Triadic

#242037

#372420

#203724

Split-complementary

#242037

#373020

#283720

Tetradic

#242037

#372033

#333720

#203724

Square

#242037

#372028

#333720

#203730

Shades

Color #242037 mixed toward black.

#1e1b2e

#181525

#12101c

#0c0b12

#060509

Tints

Color #242037 mixed toward white.

#413a64

#5e5490

#8379b1

#aca6cb

#d6d2e5

Tones

Color #242037 mixed toward gray.

#252235

#272433

#282631

#29282f

#2a2a2e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.34:1

White text reads better on this background (15.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#222232 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#232331 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#242f2e · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#232323 · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #242037;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242037]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#242037 (#242037) is rgb(36, 32, 55) in RGB.

No, #242037 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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