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#242AEB

#242aeb ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#242aeb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 16.47% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.68% cyan, 82.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 238.19°, with 83.26% saturation and 53.14% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.0803

Complementary

  1. #242aeb
  2. #ebe524

Split complementary

  1. #242aeb
  2. #eb8224
  3. #8eeb24

Analogous

  1. #248eeb
  2. #242aeb
  3. #8224eb

Triadic

  1. #242aeb
  2. #eb242a
  3. #2aeb24

Tetradic

  1. #242aeb
  2. #e524eb
  3. #ebe524
  4. #2aeb24

Square

  1. #242aeb
  2. #eb248e
  3. #ebe524
  4. #24eb82

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0d6c
  2. #1015b2
  3. #242aeb
  4. #6a6ef1
  5. #b0b2f8

Shades

#242aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #242aeb
  2. #2026d4
  3. #1d22bc
  4. #191da5
  5. #16198d
  6. #121576
  7. #0e115e
  8. #0b0d47
  9. #07082f
  10. #040418
  11. #000000

Tints

#242aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #242aeb
  2. #3a3fed
  3. #5055ef
  4. #666af1
  5. #7c7ff3
  6. #9295f5
  7. #a7aaf7
  8. #bdbff9
  9. #d3d4fb
  10. #e9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#242aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #242aeb
  2. #2d33e0
  3. #363bd6
  4. #4044cb
  5. #494cc0
  6. #5255b6
  7. #5b5eab
  8. #6466a0
  9. #6e6f95
  10. #77778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4244a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005af0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ce9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0057ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-242aeb {
  color: #242aeb;
}
Background
.bg-242aeb {
  background-color: #242aeb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-242aeb {
  border: 2px solid #242aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #242aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 42 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-242aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #242aeb, #8224eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-242aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 42 235 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.68 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.98 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.24 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.78 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.30 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.30 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.16 #dbd514 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Blue
#242aeb  rgb(36, 42, 235)  hsl(238, 83%, 53%)  Blue
#ebe524  rgb(235, 229, 36)  hsl(58, 83%, 53%)  Titanium Yellow
#eb242a  rgb(235, 36, 42)  hsl(358, 83%, 53%)  Lust
#2aeb24  rgb(42, 235, 36)  hsl(118, 83%, 53%)  Lime