#242CB6

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Darkblue.

About #242CB6

When working with digital screens, the color #242CB6 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 36 red, 44 green, and 182 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 80% cyan, 76% magenta, 0% yellow, and 29% black. The HSL representation is 236.7° hue, 67.0% saturation, and 42.7% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#242CB6
RGB36, 44, 182
HSL236.7°, 67.0%, 42.7%
CMYK80%, 76%, 0%, 29%
HSV236.7°, 80.2%, 71.4%
LAB28.3, 45.8, -72.4
XYZ10.1, 5.6, 44.8
Decimal2370742

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.95:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.11:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.51:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.79:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #242CB6; }
.text-color { color: #242CB6; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #242CB6; }

Similar Colors

Darkblue
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