#242236

Color #242236

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.78 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#242236

RGB

rgb(36, 34, 54)

HSL

hsl(246, 22.7%, 17.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246, 37%, 21.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.3%, 37%, 0%, 78.8%)

LAB

lab(14.32, 6.55, -12.68)

LCH

lch(14.32, 14.27, 297.32)

OKLCH

oklch(26.4%, 0.037, 288.09)

HWB

hwb(246, 13.3%, 78.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#343622

Analogous

#222a36

#242236

#2e2236

Triadic

#242236

#362422

#223624

Split-complementary

#242236

#362e22

#2a3622

Tetradic

#242236

#362234

#343622

#223624

Square

#242236

#36222a

#343622

#22362e

Shades

Color #242236 mixed toward black.

#1e1c2d

#181724

#12111b

#0c0b12

#060609

Tints

Color #242236 mixed toward white.

#413d61

#5e588c

#827ead

#aca9c9

#d5d4e4

Tones

Color #242236 mixed toward gray.

#252434

#272533

#282731

#29292f

#2b2a2e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.36:1

White text reads better on this background (15.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232332 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#232331 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#242e2e · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#242424 · ΔE 11.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #242236;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242236]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#242236 (#242236) is rgb(36, 34, 54) in RGB.

No, #242236 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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