#242139

Color #242139

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 19.62 Nearest Tailwind class slate-900 #0f172b · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#242139

RGB

rgb(36, 33, 57)

HSL

hsl(247.5, 26.7%, 17.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.5, 42.1%, 22.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.8%, 42.1%, 0%, 77.6%)

LAB

lab(14.16, 8.25, -15.05)

LCH

lch(14.16, 17.16, 298.73)

OKLCH

oklch(26.3%, 0.0443, 288.68)

HWB

hwb(247.5, 12.9%, 77.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#363921

Analogous

#212a39

#242139

#302139

Triadic

#242139

#392421

#213924

Split-complementary

#242139

#393021

#2a3921

Tetradic

#242139

#392136

#363921

#213924

Square

#242139

#39212a

#363921

#213930

Shades

Color #242139 mixed toward black.

#1e1b2f

#181626

#12101c

#0c0b13

#060509

Tints

Color #242139 mixed toward white.

#403b65

#5c5492

#817ab2

#aba6cc

#d5d3e5

Tones

Color #242139 mixed toward gray.

#252337

#272535

#282733

#2a2931

#2b2b2f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.35:1

White text reads better on this background (15.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232334 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#232333 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#24302f · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#242424 · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #242139;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242139]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#242139 (#242139) is rgb(36, 33, 57) in RGB.

No, #242139 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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