#242dc6

Color #242dc6

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Blue #00008b · ΔE 18.39 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-800 #372aac · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#242dc6

RGB

rgb(36, 45, 198)

HSL

hsl(236.7, 69.2%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.7, 81.8%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(81.8%, 77.3%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(30.22, 50.58, -78.62)

LCH

lch(30.22, 93.48, 302.76)

OKLCH

oklch(42%, 0.2278, 269.09)

HWB

hwb(236.7, 14.1%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6bd24

Analogous

#247ec6

#242dc6

#6c24c6

Triadic

#242dc6

#c6242d

#2dc624

Split-complementary

#242dc6

#c66c24

#7ec624

Tetradic

#242dc6

#bd24c6

#c6bd24

#2dc624

Square

#242dc6

#c6247e

#c6bd24

#24c66c

Shades

Color #242dc6 mixed toward black.

#1e25a5

#181e84

#121663

#0c0f42

#060721

Tints

Color #242dc6 mixed toward white.

#3c45dc

#636ae3

#8a90ea

#b1b5f1

#d8daf8

Tones

Color #242dc6 mixed toward gray.

#3239b9

#3f45ab

#4d519e

#5a5d90

#686983

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.27:1

White text reads better on this background (9.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2828b0 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#2827aa · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#259c97 · ΔE 45.8

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 30.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #242dc6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242dc6]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#242dc6 (#242dc6) is rgb(36, 45, 198) in RGB.

No, #242dc6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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