HEX Color #24505F (Darkslategray)

About #24505F

Visually, #24505F is defined as a moderate blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslategray. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(36, 80, 95).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 62% cyan and 16% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 195.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#24505F

RGB36, 80, 95

HSL195.3°, 45.0%, 25.7%

CMYK62%, 16%, 0%, 63%

HSV195.3°, 62.1%, 37.3%

LAB31.7, -10.2, -13.4

XYZ5.7, 6.9, 11.9

Decimal2379871

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#24505F #5F3223

Analogous

#235F50 #23325F

Triadic

#5F2350 #4F5F23

Tetradic

#50235F #5F3223 #325F23

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#24505F

#3C6370

#547682

#6D8A94

#859DA6

#9DB1B7

#B6C4C9

#CED8DB

#E6EBED

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#24505F

#204754

#1C3E49

#18353F

#142C34

#10232A

#0C1A1F

#081115

#04080A

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.79:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.39:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

8.41:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

2.03:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #24505F; }

.text-color { color: #24505F; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #24505F; }

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Darkslategray

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