#2442E2

A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Blueviolet.

About #2442E2

When working with digital screens, the color #2442E2 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Blueviolet. Its digital footprint relies on 36 parts red, 66 parts green, and 226 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 84% cyan and 71% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 230.5° hue, 76.6% saturation, and 51.4% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#2442E2
RGB36, 66, 226
HSL230.5°, 76.6%, 51.4%
CMYK84%, 71%, 0%, 11%
HSV230.5°, 84.1%, 88.6%
LAB37.4, 48.1, -82.9
XYZ16.4, 9.8, 73.0
Decimal2376418

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.11:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.95:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
6.80:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.51:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #2442E2; }
.text-color { color: #2442E2; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #2442E2; }

Similar Colors

Blueviolet
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