What color is #24415F?

#24415F is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Poseidon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #24415F?

The RGB value is 36, 65, 95: 36 red, 65 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #24415F?

The complementary color is #5F4224, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #24415F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#24415F color

#24415F rgb(36, 65, 95)

Shades of blue

The hex color #24415F is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 25.5% green and 37.3% blue (36, 65, 95).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 45% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Poseidon (#143C5D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#24415F color codes

HEX	`#24415F`
RGB	`rgb(36, 65, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 25.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 45%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 62%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 32%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.68, -0.68, -21.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.68, 21.07, 268.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.683, 4.981, 11.539)`
Decimal	`2376031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #24415F, 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 #24415F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#24415F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #24415F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #24415f; }
.text { color: #24415f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #24415f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 65 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #24415f, #24245f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #24415F?: #24415F is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Poseidon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #24415F?: The RGB value is 36, 65, 95: 36 red, 65 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #24415F?: The complementary color is #5F4224, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #24415F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.