#2400A8

A dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Darkblue.

About #2400A8

Visually, #2400A8 is defined as a vivid blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkblue. Its digital footprint relies on 36 parts red, 0 parts green, and 168 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 79% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow, and 34% black. With a hue angle of 252.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#2400A8
RGB36, 0, 168
HSL252.9°, 100.0%, 32.9%
CMYK79%, 100%, 0%, 34%
HSV252.9°, 100.0%, 65.9%
LAB20.8, 58.5, -76.4
XYZ7.8, 3.2, 37.3
Decimal2359464

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

12.80:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.64:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
12.24:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.39:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #2400A8; }
.text-color { color: #2400A8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #2400A8; }

Similar Colors

Darkblue
#00008B