#242599

Color #242599

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Navy #000080 · ΔE 13.25 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-800 #372aac · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#242599

RGB

rgb(36, 37, 153)

HSL

hsl(239.5, 61.9%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(239.5, 76.5%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.5%, 75.8%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(23.66, 39.98, -62.51)

LCH

lch(23.66, 74.2, 302.6)

OKLCH

oklch(35.9%, 0.181, 272.22)

HWB

hwb(239.5, 14.1%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999824

Analogous

#246099

#242599

#5e2499

Triadic

#242599

#992425

#259924

Split-complementary

#242599

#995e24

#609924

Tetradic

#242599

#982499

#999824

#259924

Square

#242599

#992460

#999824

#24995e

Shades

Color #242599 mixed toward black.

#1e1f80

#181966

#12134d

#0c0c33

#06061a

Tints

Color #242599 mixed toward white.

#2e2fc4

#5253d6

#7d7ee0

#a8a9eb

#d4d4f5

Tones

Color #242599 mixed toward gray.

#2e2f8f

#383886

#41427c

#4b4b72

#555568

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.8:1

White text reads better on this background (11.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#242488 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#242483 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#247874 · ΔE 38.2

Achromatopsia

#383838 · ΔE 27.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #242599;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242599]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#242599 (#242599) is rgb(36, 37, 153) in RGB.

No, #242599 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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