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#242766

#242766 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#242766 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 15.29% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.71% cyan, 61.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its hue angle is 237.27°, with 47.83% saturation and 27.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 5.22.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0279

Complementary

  1. #242766
  2. #666324

Split complementary

  1. #242766
  2. #664224
  3. #486624

Analogous

  1. #244866
  2. #242766
  3. #422466

Triadic

  1. #242766
  2. #662427
  3. #276624

Tetradic

  1. #242766
  2. #632466
  3. #666324
  4. #276624

Square

  1. #242766
  2. #662448
  3. #666324
  4. #246642

Monochromatic

  1. #05060f
  2. #10112d
  3. #242766
  4. #383d9f
  5. #5d62c6

Shades

#242766 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #242766
  2. #20235c
  3. #1d1f52
  4. #191b47
  5. #16173d
  6. #121433
  7. #0e1029
  8. #0b0c1f
  9. #070814
  10. #04040a
  11. #000000

Tints

#242766 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #242766
  2. #3a3d75
  3. #505285
  4. #666894
  5. #7c7da3
  6. #9293b3
  7. #a7a9c2
  8. #bdbed1
  9. #d3d4e0
  10. #e9e9f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#242766 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #242766
  2. #2d3069
  3. #36396b
  4. #40426e
  5. #494b70
  6. #525473
  7. #5b5c76
  8. #646578
  9. #6e6e7b
  10. #77777d
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2e2e2e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b2c4b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003168 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002c65 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003642 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #102e67 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0b2a65 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #103153 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-242766 {
  color: #242766;
}
Background
.bg-242766 {
  background-color: #242766;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-242766 {
  border: 2px solid #242766;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #242766;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 39 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 48% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-242766 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #242766, #422466);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-242766 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 39 102 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.22 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 7.69 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.14 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.29 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.86 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.87 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 9.34 #dbd899 Inverted #2e2e2e Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#242766  rgb(36, 39, 102)  hsl(237, 48%, 27%)  Midnight Blue
#666324  rgb(102, 99, 36)  hsl(57, 48%, 27%)  Army Green
#662427  rgb(102, 36, 39)  hsl(357, 48%, 27%)  Wine
#276624  rgb(39, 102, 36)  hsl(117, 48%, 27%)  Dark Green