#242a79 Color Information

#242a79 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #242a79. In RGB, it consists of 14.1% Red, 16.5% Green, and 47.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 70.2% Cyan, 65.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 52.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 235.8°, with saturation of 54.1% and lightness of 30.8%. The decimal value for #242a79 is 2370169, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333366. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #242a79 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#242a79 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color36, 42, 121 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color14.1%, 16.5%, 47.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.859, 0.835, 0.525 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.702, 0.653, 0, 0.525 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color235.8°, 54.1%, 30.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color235.8°, 70.2%, 47.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color5.007, 3.412, 18.484 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color36, 42, 121 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code2370169 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color21.622, 25.268, -45.875 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)21.622, 52.374, 298.846 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color21.622, -5.182, -54.331 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color18.470, 16.063, -46.404 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.186, 0.127, 3.412 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4280560249 / 0xff242a79 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#333366 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #242a79

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #242a79, its pure hue is 235.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 54.1%, and its lightness is 30.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #242a79, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #05050f to #20256a.

Tints of #242a79

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #242a79, its pure hue is 235.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 54.1%, and its lightness is 30.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #242a79, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #3f458a to #e4e4ee.

Tones of #242a79

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #242a79, its pure hue is 235.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 54.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #242a79, which range from #4f4f4f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #000b9d (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #242a79

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #242a79! For #242a79, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #242a79. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #242a79

This color, #242a79, consists of 14.1% Red, 16.5% Green, and 47.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 36, Green = 42, Blue = 121. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #242a79 is 70.2% Cyan, 65.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 52.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R14.1%
C70.2%
G16.5%
M65.3%
B47.5%
Y0.0%
K52.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 36 42 121
Octal 44 52 171
Hexa #24 #2a #79
Binary 00100100 00101010 01111001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 70 65 0 52
Octal 106 101 0 64
Hexa #46 #41 #00 #34
Binary 01000110 01000001 00000000 00110100

Analogous Colors of #242a79

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #242a79 — which has hue 235.8° — its analogous colors are located at 205.8° and 265.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #242a79.

Triadic Colors of #242a79

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #242a79 — which has hue 235.8° — its triadic colors are located at 115.8° and 355.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #242a79.

Complementary Color of #242a79

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #242a79 — which has hue 235.8° — its complementary color is located at 55.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #242a79.

Split Complementary Colors of #242a79

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #242a79 — which has hue 235.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 25.8° and 235.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #242a79.

Tetradic Colors of #242a79

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #242a79 — which has hue 235.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 145.8°, 235.8°, 325.8°, and 55.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #242a79.

Monochromatic Colors of #242a79

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #242a79, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #1b1d34 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #1b28d1 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #242a79

We want to make getting started with #242a79 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #242a79 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #242a79 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #242a79 with other HTML elements.

#242a79 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #242a79.
<span style="color: #242a79;">The color of this text is #242a79.</span>

#242a79 Background Color

The background color for this text is #242a79.
<div style="background-color: #242a79; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #242a79.</div>

#242a79 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #242a79.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #242a79;">This color for the shadow of this text is #242a79.</span>

#242a79 Border Color

This is a div with border color #242a79.
<div style="border: #242a79 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #242a79.</div>

#242a79 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #242a79 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #242a79; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #242a79 on a white background.</div></div>

#242a79 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #242a79 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #242a79; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #242a79 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #242a79 to White

This is a gradient from #242a79 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#242a79,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#242a79,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#242a79,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#242a79,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #242a79 to white.</div>

Gradient from #242a79 to Black

This is a gradient from #242a79 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#242a79,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#242a79,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#242a79,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#242a79,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #242a79 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #242a79

In addition to using #242a79 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #242a79 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #242a79, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 36, Green = 42, Blue = 121). If you need details about the color coordinates of #242a79 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #242a79
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(36, 42, 121)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #242a79; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #242a79; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #242a79; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(36, 42, 121);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#242a79")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:36, green:42, blue:121, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:36 green:42 blue:121 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(36f, 42f, 121f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(36, 42, 121);
 

#242a79 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #242a79 the same way. For those with color blindness, #242a79 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #242a79 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #242a79 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #242a79 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #242a79 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #242a79 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 12.5:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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