#2424BD
A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Darkblue.
About #2424BD
Visually, #2424BD is defined as a moderate blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 36, 36, and 189.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 81% cyan and 81% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 240.0° hue, 68.0% saturation, and 44.1% lightness.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#2424BD
RGB36, 36, 189
HSL240.0°, 68.0%, 44.1%
CMYK81%, 81%, 0%, 26%
HSV240.0°, 81.0%, 74.1%
LAB27.6, 52.3, -77.7
XYZ10.5, 5.3, 48.6
Decimal2368701
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
10.18:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.06:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.73:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.75:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #2424BD;
}
.text-color {
color: #2424BD;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #2424BD;
}