#240FD3

A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Mediumblue.

About #240FD3

When working with digital screens, the color #240FD3 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 36, 15, and 211.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 83% cyan and 93% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 246.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#240FD3
RGB36, 15, 211
HSL246.4°, 86.7%, 44.3%
CMYK83%, 93%, 0%, 17%
HSV246.4°, 92.9%, 82.7%
LAB27.9, 66.1, -90.1
XYZ12.7, 5.4, 62.0
Decimal2363347

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.08:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.08:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.63:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.77:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #240FD3; }
.text-color { color: #240FD3; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #240FD3; }

Similar Colors

Mediumblue
#0000CD