#242543

Color #242543

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 20.51 Nearest Tailwind class blue-950 #162456 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#242543

RGB

rgb(36, 37, 67)

HSL

hsl(238.1, 30.1%, 20.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(238.1, 46.3%, 26.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.3%, 44.8%, 0%, 73.7%)

LAB

lab(16.02, 8.71, -19.12)

LCH

lch(16.02, 21.01, 294.49)

OKLCH

oklch(27.9%, 0.0548, 280.74)

HWB

hwb(238.1, 14.1%, 73.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#434224

Analogous

#243443

#242543

#332443

Triadic

#242543

#432425

#254324

Split-complementary

#242543

#433324

#344324

Tetradic

#242543

#422443

#434224

#254324

Square

#242543

#432434

#434224

#244333

Shades

Color #242543 mixed toward black.

#1e1f38

#18192d

#121222

#0c0c16

#06060b

Tints

Color #242543 mixed toward white.

#3c3d6f

#53569b

#7b7db8

#a7a8d0

#d3d4e7

Tones

Color #242543 mixed toward gray.

#272740

#292a3e

#2c2c3b

#2e2f39

#313136

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.42:1

White text reads better on this background (14.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#24243d · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#24243c · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#243837 · ΔE 20.9

Achromatopsia

#282828 · ΔE 15.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #242543;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242543]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#242543 (#242543) is rgb(36, 37, 67) in RGB.

No, #242543 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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