HEX Color #242CF8 (Mediumblue)

About #242CF8

The hex code #242CF8 represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumblue. Its digital footprint relies on 36 parts red, 44 parts green, and 248 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 85% cyan and 82% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 237.7° hue, 93.8% saturation, and 55.7% lightness.

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#242CF8

RGB36, 44, 248

HSL237.7°, 93.8%, 55.7%

CMYK85%, 82%, 0%, 3%

HSV237.7°, 85.5%, 97.3%

LAB35.9, 66.5, -97.9

XYZ18.6, 9.0, 89.6

Decimal2370808

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#242CF8 #F7F024

Analogous

#2495F7 #8624F7

Triadic

#F7242B #2BF724

Tetradic

#F72495 #F7F024 #24F786

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#242CF8

#3C43F8

#545AF9

#6D72FA

#8589FB

#9DA1FB

#B6B8FC

#CED0FD

#E6E7FE

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#242CF8

#2027DC

#1C22C0

#181DA5

#141889

#10136E

#0C0E52

#080937

#04041B

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.52:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.79:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

7.19:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

2.37:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #242CF8; }

.text-color { color: #242CF8; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #242CF8; }

Similar Colors

Mediumblue

#0000CD