What color is #242544?

#242544 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242544?

The RGB value is 36, 37, 68: 36 red, 37 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242544?

The complementary color is #444324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242544?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242544 color

#242544 rgb(36, 37, 68)

Shades of blue

The hex color #242544 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 14.5% green and 26.7% blue (36, 37, 68).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 31% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.76:1).

#242544 color codes

HEX	`#242544`
RGB	`rgb(36, 37, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 14.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 31%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 47%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 46%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.08, 9.06, -19.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.08, 21.69, 294.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.432, 2.115, 5.748)`
Decimal	`2368836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242544, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #242544	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242544 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #242544 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242544; }
.text { color: #242544; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242544; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 37 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242544, #332444); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #242544?: #242544 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242544?: The RGB value is 36, 37, 68: 36 red, 37 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242544?: The complementary color is #444324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242544?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.