#242545

Color #242545

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 21.51 Nearest Tailwind class blue-950 #162456 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#242545

RGB

rgb(36, 37, 69)

HSL

hsl(238.2, 31.4%, 20.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(238.2, 47.8%, 27.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.8%, 46.4%, 0%, 72.9%)

LAB

lab(16.14, 9.41, -20.3)

LCH

lch(16.14, 22.37, 294.87)

OKLCH

oklch(28.1%, 0.0583, 280.58)

HWB

hwb(238.2, 14.1%, 72.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#454424

Analogous

#243645

#242545

#342445

Triadic

#242545

#452425

#254524

Split-complementary

#242545

#453424

#364524

Tetradic

#242545

#442445

#454424

#254524

Square

#242545

#452436

#454424

#244534

Shades

Color #242545 mixed toward black.

#1e1f3a

#18192e

#121323

#0c0c17

#06060c

Tints

Color #242545 mixed toward white.

#3b3d71

#52559e

#7a7cba

#a6a8d1

#d3d3e8

Tones

Color #242545 mixed toward gray.

#272842

#2a2a40

#2c2d3d

#2f2f3a

#323237

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.43:1

White text reads better on this background (14.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#24243f · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#24243d · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#243a38 · ΔE 22.1

Achromatopsia

#282828 · ΔE 15.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #242545;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242545]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#242545 (#242545) is rgb(36, 37, 69) in RGB.

No, #242545 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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