#242C57

A dark, moderate blue closely aligning with Darkslateblue.

About #242C57

When working with digital screens, the color #242C57 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 36 parts red, 44 parts green, and 87 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 59% cyan and 49% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 230.6° hue, 41.5% saturation, and 24.1% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#242C57
RGB36, 44, 87
HSL230.6°, 41.5%, 24.1%
CMYK59%, 49%, 0%, 66%
HSV230.6°, 58.6%, 34.1%
LAB19.5, 10.9, -27.2
XYZ3.3, 2.9, 9.4
Decimal2370647

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

13.35:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.57:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
12.76:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.34:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #242C57; }
.text-color { color: #242C57; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #242C57; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue
#483D8B