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#242575

#242575 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#242575 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 14.51% green and 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.23% cyan, 68.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 239.26°, with 52.94% saturation and 30% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 3.28.

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Relative luminance0.0298

Complementary

  1. #242575
  2. #757424

Split complementary

  1. #242575
  2. #754c24
  3. #4d7524

Analogous

  1. #244d75
  2. #242575
  3. #4c2475

Triadic

  1. #242575
  2. #752425
  3. #257524

Tetradic

  1. #242575
  2. #742475
  3. #757424
  4. #257524

Square

  1. #242575
  2. #75244d
  3. #757424
  4. #24754c

Monochromatic

  1. #050510
  2. #12123a
  3. #242575
  4. #3637af
  5. #6364cf

Shades

#242575 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #242575
  2. #202169
  3. #1d1e5e
  4. #191a52
  5. #161646
  6. #12133b
  7. #0e0f2f
  8. #0b0b23
  9. #070717
  10. #04040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#242575 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #242575
  2. #3a3b83
  3. #505191
  4. #66669e
  5. #7c7cac
  6. #9292ba
  7. #a7a8c8
  8. #bdbed6
  9. #d3d3e3
  10. #e9e9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#242575 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #242575
  2. #2d2e76
  3. #363777
  4. #404078
  5. #494979
  6. #52537b
  7. #5b5c7c
  8. #64657d
  9. #6e6e7e
  10. #77777f
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #303030 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c2c54 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003478 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002d73 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003a49 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002f77 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002a74 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #01335e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-242575 {
  color: #242575;
}
Background
.bg-242575 {
  background-color: #242575;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-242575 {
  border: 2px solid #242575;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #242575;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 37 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 53% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-242575 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #242575, #4c2475);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-242575 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 37 117 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 3.28 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.41 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.84 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.61 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.02 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.13 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.15 #dbda8a Inverted #303030 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#242575  rgb(36, 37, 117)  hsl(239, 53%, 30%)  Midnight Blue
#757424  rgb(117, 116, 36)  hsl(59, 53%, 30%)  Olive
#752425  rgb(117, 36, 37)  hsl(359, 53%, 30%)  Falu Red
#257524  rgb(37, 117, 36)  hsl(119, 53%, 30%)  Green