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#242FDE

#242fde ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#242fde is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 18.43% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.78% cyan, 78.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 236.45°, with 73.81% saturation and 50.59% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.97.

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Relative luminance0.0768

Complementary

  1. #242fde
  2. #ded324

Split complementary

  1. #242fde
  2. #de7624
  3. #8cde24

Analogous

  1. #248cde
  2. #242fde
  3. #7624de

Triadic

  1. #242fde
  2. #de242f
  3. #2fde24

Tetradic

  1. #242fde
  2. #d324de
  3. #ded324
  4. #2fde24

Square

  1. #242fde
  2. #de248c
  3. #ded324
  4. #24de76

Monochromatic

  1. #0e125b
  2. #18209e
  3. #242fde
  4. #666ee8
  5. #a9adf2

Shades

#242fde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #242fde
  2. #202ac8
  3. #1d26b2
  4. #19219b
  5. #161c85
  6. #12186f
  7. #0e1359
  8. #0b0e43
  9. #07092c
  10. #040516
  11. #000000

Tints

#242fde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #242fde
  2. #3a44e1
  3. #5059e5
  4. #666de8
  5. #7c82eb
  6. #9297ef
  7. #a7acf2
  8. #bdc1f5
  9. #d3d5f8
  10. #e9eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#242fde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #242fde
  2. #2d37d5
  3. #363fcb
  4. #4047c2
  5. #494fb8
  6. #5258af
  7. #5b60a6
  8. #64689c
  9. #6e7093
  10. #777889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41449d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006687 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004be1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ddc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0055b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-242fde {
  color: #242fde;
}
Background
.bg-242fde {
  background-color: #242fde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-242fde {
  border: 2px solid #242fde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #242fde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 47 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-242fde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #242fde, #7624de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-242fde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 47 222 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.97 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.18 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.45 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.59 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.04 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.08 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.89 #dbd021 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Blue
#242fde  rgb(36, 47, 222)  hsl(236, 74%, 51%)  Blue
#ded324  rgb(222, 211, 36)  hsl(56, 74%, 51%)  Citrine
#de242f  rgb(222, 36, 47)  hsl(356, 74%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#2fde24  rgb(47, 222, 36)  hsl(116, 74%, 51%)  Lime Green