#242c4e

Color #242c4e

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 20.15 Nearest Tailwind class blue-950 #162456 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#242c4e

RGB

rgb(36, 44, 78)

HSL

hsl(228.6, 36.8%, 22.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.6, 53.8%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(53.8%, 43.6%, 0%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(18.91, 7.58, -22.06)

LCH

lch(18.91, 23.33, 288.96)

OKLCH

oklch(30.4%, 0.0624, 272.2)

HWB

hwb(228.6, 14.1%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e4624

Analogous

#24414e

#242c4e

#31244e

Triadic

#242c4e

#4e242c

#2c4e24

Split-complementary

#242c4e

#4e3124

#414e24

Tetradic

#242c4e

#46244e

#4e4624

#2c4e24

Square

#242c4e

#4e2441

#4e4624

#244e31

Shades

Color #242c4e mixed toward black.

#1e2541

#181d34

#121627

#0c0f1a

#06070d

Tints

Color #242c4e mixed toward white.

#39467b

#4e5fa8

#7885c0

#a5aed5

#d2d6ea

Tones

Color #242c4e mixed toward gray.

#282e4b

#2b3047

#2f3344

#323540

#36373d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.55:1

White text reads better on this background (13.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#282847 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#272746 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#244240 · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#2e2e2e · ΔE 15.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #242c4e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242c4e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#242c4e (#242c4e) is rgb(36, 44, 78) in RGB.

No, #242c4e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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