#242b39

Color #242b39

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.92 Nearest Tailwind class gray-800 #1e2939 · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#242b39

RGB

rgb(36, 43, 57)

HSL

hsl(220, 22.6%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 36.8%, 22.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.8%, 24.6%, 0%, 77.6%)

LAB

lab(17.45, 1.05, -9.96)

LCH

lch(17.45, 10.02, 276.02)

OKLCH

oklch(28.9%, 0.0277, 263.98)

HWB

hwb(220, 14.1%, 77.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#393224

Analogous

#243539

#242b39

#272439

Triadic

#242b39

#39242b

#2b3924

Split-complementary

#242b39

#392724

#353924

Tetradic

#242b39

#322439

#393224

#2b3924

Square

#242b39

#392435

#393224

#243927

Shades

Color #242b39 mixed toward black.

#1e242f

#181d26

#12151c

#0c0e13

#060709

Tints

Color #242b39 mixed toward white.

#3f4b64

#5a6b8e

#7f8fae

#aab4c9

#d4dae4

Tones

Color #242b39 mixed toward gray.

#262b37

#272c35

#292d34

#2b2d32

#2d2e30

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.48:1

White text reads better on this background (14.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#272736 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#272635 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#243333 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 8.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #242b39;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242b39]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#242b39 (#242b39) is rgb(36, 43, 57) in RGB.

No, #242b39 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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